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. 2009 Nov 11;103(1):429–440. doi: 10.1152/jn.00679.2009

Table 3.

Muscles exhibiting significantly modulated stretch reflexes at matched levels of background muscle activity

Perturbation Direction
Primary Axis
Secondary Axis
Muscle Anterior Posterior Medial Lateral
Experiment 2
    BRD
    BI ++O
    TRILO −A ++O −A
    TRILAT ++O −A
    AD −A +O
    MD +O +O ++O
    PD ++O
    PECTCLAV ++O
Experiment 3
    BRD ++A
    BI
    TRILO ++O
    TRILAT +A (0.052) +O
    AD −−A +A
    MD
    PD +A −A +O
    PECTCLAV −−A ++A −O ++O

Number in parentheses indicates P value. BRD, brachioradalis; BI, biceps brachii; TRILO, long head of triceps brachii; TRILAT, lateral head of tricep brachii; AD, MD, and PD, anterior, medial, and posterior deltoid, respectively; PECTCLAV, clavicular head of pectoralis major.