Motoneuronal projection pattern of single C3-C4 propriospinal neurones

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 518-530

  Tantisira, B ^a,b   Alstermark, B ^a,c   Isa, T ^a,d   Kummel H ^a,e   Pinter, M ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C3 C4 propriospinal neurones; Cat; Motoneurones; Target reaching

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FINGER; FORELIMB; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WRIST;

EID: 0029746660     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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