Experimental evidence of the tonic vibration reflex during whole-body vibration of the loaded and unloaded leg

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Zaidell, Lisa N ^a   Mileva, Katya N ^a   Sumners, David P ^a   Bowtell, Joanna L ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; VIBRATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84893578467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085247     Document Type: Article

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