Effect of head and neck position on outcome of quantitative neuromuscular diagnostic techniques in Warmblood riding horses directly following moderate exercise

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 261-267

  Wijnberg, I D ^a   Sleutjens, J ^a   Van Der Kolk, J H ^a   Back, W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG; Hyperflexion; Motor unit action potentials analysis; Neuromuscular; Rollkur; Warmblood

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POSTURE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249245113     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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