Why the study?
Does stretch of the quadriceps muscle inhibit the soleus H reflex during locomotion in decerebrate cats?
Population
Decerebrate cats
Comparison
Stretches of the quadriceps muscle during bouts… vs Phase-matched controls
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports Ia-mediated presynaptic inhibition of soleus during feline stance; leaves open translation to human gait and clinical reflex modulation.
Does stretch of the quadriceps muscle inhibit the soleus H reflex during locomotion in decerebrate cats?
Group Ia afferent feedback from quadriceps contributes to the regulation of the soleus H reflex during the stance phase of locomotion in decerebrate cats via presynaptic inhibition.
Misiaszek et al. (1997) studied this question.
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