Enhanced corticospinal excitability with physiologically heightened sympathetic nerve activity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-435

  Buharin, Vasiliy E ^a   Butler, Andrew J ^a,b,c,d   Rajendra, Justin K ^d   Shinohara, Minoru ^a,c,d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Hemodynamic stress; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874262923     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01586.2011     Document Type: Article

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