Unexpected factors affecting the excitability of human motoneurones in voluntary and stimulated contractions

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 594, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2707-2717

  Khan, Serajul I ^a   Taylor, Janet L ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; EVOKED RESPONSE; F WAVE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INNERVATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ULNAR NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966697267     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/JP272164     Document Type: Article

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