EXCITABILITY AND INHIBITIBILITY OF MOTONEURONS OF DIFFERENT SIZES

ArticlesEXCITABILITY AND INHIBITIBILITY OF MOTONEURONS OF DIFFERENT SIZESElwood Henneman, George Somjen, and David O. CarpenterElwood Henneman, George Somjen, and David O. CarpenterPublished Online:01 May 1965https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1965.28.3.599MoreSectionsPDF (4 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByAge-related differences in calf muscle recruitment strategies in the time-frequency domain during walking as a function of task demandHoon Kim and Jason R. Franz12 October 2021 | Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 131, No. 4Universal spectral profile and dynamic evolution of muscle activation: a hallmark of muscle type and physiological stateSergi Garcia-Retortillo, Rossella Rizzo, Jilin W. J. L. Wang, Carol Sitges, and Plamen Ch. 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