Horseradish peroxidase study of the spatial and electrotonic distribution of group Ia synapses on type-identified ankle extensor motoneurons in the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 372, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 465-485

  Burke, R E ^a,c   Glenn, L L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomical reconstruction; light microscopy; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; TARSUS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0029836794     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960826)372:3<465::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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