N-Methyl-d,l-aspartate-induced locomotor activity in a spinal cord-indlimb muscles preparation of the newborn rat studied in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 43-48

  Kudo, Norio ^a   Yamada, Toshiya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hindlimb; In vitro; Locomotion; Lumbar spinal cord; N Methyl d,l aspartate; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASPARTIC ACID; HINDLIMB; IN VITRO; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0023121184     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(87)90072-3     Document Type: Article

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