Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 1053-1060 , December 2009

Invariable H-reflex and sustained facilitation of stretch reflex with heightened sympathetic outflow

  • Kiyotaka Kamibayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8555, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 4 2995 3100; fax: +81 4 2995 3132.
    • Present address: Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan. Tel./fax: +81 29 853 5766.
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  • Kimitaka Nakazawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8555, Japan
    • ,
  • Hisayoshi Ogata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8555, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroki Obata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8555, Japan
    • ,
  • Masami Akai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8555, Japan
    • ,
  • Minoru Shinohara

      Affiliations

    • School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of Excellence for Aging Veterans with Vision Loss, Decatur, GA, USA

Received 10 July 2008 ,Revised 25 September 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.11.002

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 1053-1060 , December 2009

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