Myoelectric silence following unopposed passive stretch in normal man.
Angel R, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Myoelectric silence following unopposed passive stretch in normal man. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 1980, 43: 705. PMID: 7431031, PMCID: PMC490642, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.43.8.705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal menMyoelectric silencePassive stretchAfferent reflex pathwaysPassive muscle stretchSpindle afferent dischargeAutogenetic inhibitionLengthening reactionReflex pathwaysSustained contractionAfferent dischargeMyotatic reflexEMG activityMuscle stretchLower limbsSilent periodFusimotor activityRenshaw inhibitionInitial responseBrief cessationMuscleMenPossible mechanismInhibitionResponse
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