Modulation of afterhyperpolarization evoked by doublets and increasing number of stimuli in rat motoneurons

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-71

  Mrówczyński, Wodzimierz ^a   Krutki, Piotr ^a   Chakarov, Vihren ^b   Celichowski, Jan ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^b CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

afterhyperpolarization; motoneuron; rat

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78651322721     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2010.542507     Document Type: Article

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