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Muscle Spindles

Muscle Spindles is a specialized somatosensory receptor located within skeletal muscle that detects changes in muscle length and the rate of length change, thereby contributing to proprioceptive feedback and the regulation of motor activity.

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The responses of human muscle spindle endings to vibration of non‐contracting muscles.

David Burke, K E Hagbarth, L Löfstedt et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 1976 · 811 citations

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The sensitivity of muscle spindle afferents to small sinusoidal changes of length

P. B. C. Matthews, R. B. Stein · The Journal of Physiology · 1969 · 743 citations

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The Sensorimotor System, Part II: The Role of Proprioception in Motor Control and Functional Joint Stability.

Bryan L. Riemann, Scott M. Lephart · PubMed · 2002 · 733 citations

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Proprioceptive Illusions Induced by Muscle Vibration: Contribution by Muscle Spindles to Perception?

Guy M. Goodwin, D.I. McCloskey, Peter B. C. Matthews · Science · 1972 · 678 citations

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Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to changes in central command during isometric exercise at constant muscle tension

Guy M. Goodwin, D.I. McCloskey, J. H. Mitchell · The Journal of Physiology · 1972 · 676 citations · Full text

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    Uwe Proske

    Monash University, Australia

    45 publications · 2K citations

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    Jan Kučera

    Boston University, United States

    42 publications · 1.2K citations

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    Håkan Johansson

    Umeå University, Sweden

    18 publications · 1.6K citations

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    David Burke

    Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia

    19 publications · 3.1K citations

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    David J. Barker

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    19 publications · 1.2K citations

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717

  1. Umeå University

    Umeå, Sweden

    36 h-index

    109 publications

    7.5K citations

  2. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    24 h-index

    70 publications

    4.6K citations

  3. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    23 h-index

    69 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    22 h-index

    95 publications

    4.7K citations

  5. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    49 publications

    3K citations

  6. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology

    Prague, Czechia

    16 h-index

    22 publications

    1K citations

  7. Northeast Ohio Medical University

    Ravenna, United States

    15 h-index

    33 publications

    651 citations

  8. Ohio University

    Athens, United States

    15 h-index

    45 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. The Journal of Physiology

    182 publications · 16.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 104 publications · 8.2K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 107 publications · 4.6K citations

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  4. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

    APS · 49 publications · 3.1K citations

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  5. Brain Research

    58 publications · 1.8K citations

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