Muscle atonia can be induced by carbachol injections into the nucleus pontis oralis in cats anesthetized with α-chloralose

Brain Research

Volumn 699, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 201-207

  López Rodríguez, Faustino ^a   Kohlmeier, Kristi A ^a   Yamuy, Jack ^a   Morales, Francisco R ^a   Chase, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active sleep; Cat; Microiontophoresis; Muscle atonia; Ponto geniculo occipital; Chloralose

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; CHLORALOSE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; IONTOPHORESIS; MUSCLE ATONIA; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CATS; CHLORALOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; SLEEP; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0028846764     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00899-2     Document Type: Article

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