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H-Reflex

Known as: H Reflex, H Reflexes, reflex h 
A monosynaptic reflex elicited by stimulating a nerve, particularly the tibial nerve, with an electric shock.
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2014
2014
Intermittent whole-body cold immersion induces similar thermal stress but different motor and cognitive responses between males and females.
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2013
Highly Cited
2013
The effect of whole body vibration on the H‐reflex, the stretch reflex, and the short‐latency response during hopping
The effect of whole body vibration (WBV) on reflex responses is controversially discussed in the literature. In this study, three… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Cyclic modulation of the H-reflex in a wrist flexor during rhythmic flexion-extension movements of the ipsilateral foot
Abstract In 12 subjects, each sitting on an armchair with the right forearm prone, the H-reflex elicited in the resting flexor… 
1990
1990
Testing excitability of human motoneurones capable of firing double discharges.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Methodological Considerations Contributing to Variability of the Quadriceps H-Reflex
The clinical usefulness of the quadriceps H-reflex is limited because of the difficulty of elicitation and its inherent… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Origin of the specific H reflex facilitation preceding a voluntary movement in man.
1. In a reaction time situation, the monosynaptic spinal reflex (H reflex) is facilitated before the onset of an… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Relation between the specific H reflex facilitation preceding a voluntary movement and movement parameters in man.
In a reaction‐time situation, the monosynaptic spinal reflex (H reflex) is facilitated before the onset of an electromyographic… 
1979
1979
H reflex analysis of segmental reflex excitability in flexor and extensor muscles
In normal adults, H reflexes are commonly found only in the antigravity calf and flexor carpi radialis (FCR) muscles. However… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Reflex arc of the first component of the human blink reflex: a single motoneurone study.
Latency variation of consecutive responses of single orbicularis oculi motoneurones in the first component of the electrically… 
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1964
Highly Cited
1964
Fusimotor Function: Part IV. Reinforcement of the H Reflex in Normal Subjects
In 1940 Sommer 1 observed that the Jendrassik maneuver which is used to reinforce the human tendon jerk was ineffectual when the… 
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