A muscle spindle model and study the effects of static and dynamic γ stimulations on primary and secondary ending outputs

Glayol Nazari Golpayegani, Amir Homayoun Jafari

Biomedical Engineering Department Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch Tehran, Iran.

DOI: 10.4236/jbise.2009.23027                

Abstract

A muscle spindle model and study the effects of static and dynamic γ stimulations on primary and secondary ending outputs

Keywords

Modeling; Muscle Spindle; Postural Control Systems

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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