Low-frequency H-reflex depression in trained human soleus after spinal cord injury

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 499, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-92

  Shields, Richard K ^a   Dudley Javoroski, Shauna ^a   Oza, Preeti Deshpande ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Fatigue; H reflex; Torque

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX DISORDER; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL REFLEX;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959377650     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.05.040     Document Type: Article

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