Changes in the gain of the soleus H-reflex with changes in the motor recruitment level and/or movement speed

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-29

  Larsen, Birgit ^a   Voigt, Michael ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Pedalling; Reflex modulation; Soleus

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 8444246715     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1152-z     Document Type: Article

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