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. 1999 Mar 15;515(Pt 3):929–939. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.929ab.x

Table 1.

M wave and H reflex amplitudes

Subject Mean Mmax(mV) s.d.Mmax(mV) Mean M(mV) s.d.M(mV) Peak H reflex(%Mmax) Peak H reflex(C&S)(%Mmax)
A. 4.5 km h−1
BL 9.07 0.46 2.14 0.53 28.6 33.2
LK 7.30 0.40 1.71 0.40 47.1 68.1
JM 5.75 1.80 1.42 0.55 42.6 38.2
NI 8.98 0.63 2.32 0.50 43.2 53.1
SO 11.45 0.75 2.68 0.57 47.7 52.3
MO 10.25 1.06 2.40 0.50 41.0 48.6
HE 8.21 0.77 2.00 0.52 38.0 42.7
Mean 8.72 0.84 2.10 0.51 41.2 48.0
B. 8.0 km h−1
BL 8.46 0.49 1.96 0.48 33.2 31.7
LK 6.90 0.67 1.61 0.41 50.5 68.3
JM 6.64 2.89 0.96 0.84 54.9 38.2
NI 8.41 0.97 2.11 0.53 52.5 50.8
SO 10.98 1.02 2.65 0.58 47.7 47.3
MO 11.02 1.62 2.67 0.65 50.0 53.2
HE 8.85 1.62 2.09 0.60 36.4 38.9
Mean 8.75 1.33 2.01 0.58 46.5 44.2
C. 12.0 km h−1
BL 7.99 0.52 2.00 0.49 37.8 31.9
LK 7.07 0.61 1.69 0.46 52.9 58.4
JM 6.62 3.10 1.46 0.71 44.4 20.7
NI 7.39 1.17 1.98 0.46 60.9 46.5
SO 9.05 0.94 2.22 0.54 41.2 36.0
MO 11.35 1.72 2.67 0.76 55.7 62.6
HE 8.28 1.96 2.00 0.63 43.7 41.8
Mean 8.25 1.43 2.00 0.58 48.1 43.7
D. 15.0 km h−1
BL 7.95 0.62 1.84 0.42 36.8 37.0
LK 6.73 0.64 1.51 0.64 52.8 57.9
JM 6.80 3.68 1.69 1.12 61.0 11.3
NI 7.39 1.20 1.89 0.48 54.1 46.5
SO 7.63 1.37 1.81 0.56 41.6 23.5
MO 11.04 1.69 2.79 0.79 47.9 44.7
HE 7.98 2.15 1.85 0.66 49.5 42.8
Mean 7.93 1.62 1.91 0.67 49.1 37.7

Columns are, from left to right: the mean maximal M wave amplitude(Mmax)with standard deviation(S.D.) measured during locomotion, the mean M wave amplitude(M) with S.D. used as the conditioning stimulus during locomotion, the peak H reflex measured during locomotion expressed as the percentage of Mmax also measured during locomotion, and the peak H reflex measured during locomotion but expressed as the percentage of Mmax during standing(peak H reflex(C&S)). A, walking at 4.5 km h−1. B, running at 8.0 km h−1. C, running at 12.0 km h−1. D, running at 15.0 km h−1.