The primate reticulospinal tract, hand function and functional recovery

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5603-5612

  Baker, Stuart N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; HAND; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRIMATES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 82455174173     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.215160     Document Type: Review

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