Bilateral neuromuscular plasticity from unilateral training of the ankle dorsiflexors

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-227

  Dragert, Katie ^a   Zehr, E Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross education; H reflex; Interlimb; Muscular crossed effect; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951494155     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2472-3     Document Type: Article

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