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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultElectromyographyEvoked PotentialsFemaleHumansMaleMechanoreceptorsMiddle AgedMuscle ContractionMusclesReflex, StretchConceptsNormal menMyoelectric silencePassive stretchAfferent reflex pathwaysPassive muscle stretchSpindle afferent dischargeAutogenetic inhibitionLengthening reactionReflex pathwaysSustained contractionAfferent dischargeMyotatic reflexEMG activityMuscle stretchLower limbsSilent periodFusimotor activityRenshaw inhibitionInitial responseBrief cessationMuscleMenPossible mechanismInhibitionResponse