Forces produced by medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscles during locomotion in freely moving cats.

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Forces produced by medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscles during locomotion in freely moving cats.B Walmsley, J A Hodgson, and R E BurkeB Walmsley, J A Hodgson, and R E BurkePublished Online:01 Sep 1978https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1978.41.5.1203MoreSectionsPDF (2 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByEstimates of persistent inward current in human motor neurons during postural swayRyan C. A. Foley and Jayne M. Kalmar10 November 2019 | Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol. 122, No. 5Role of muscle spindle feedback in regulating muscle activity strength during walking at different speed in miceWilliam P. Mayer, Andrew J. Murray, Susan Brenner-Morton, Thomas M. Jessell, Warren G. Tourtellotte, and Turgay Akay26 October 2018 | Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol. 120, No. 5Soleus muscle stability in wild hibernating black bearsD. 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