The influence of a 5-wk whole body vibration on electrophysiological properties of rat hindlimb spinal motoneurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2705-2711

  Baczyk, M ^a   Haluszka, A ^a   Mrowczynski W ^a   Celichowski, J ^a   Krutki, P ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Membrane properties; Motoneuron; Rat; Training; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; STEADY STATE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; VIBRATION; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HINDLIMB; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; VIBRATION;

EID: 84878632914     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00108.2013     Document Type: Article

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