Rhythmic discharges recorded from tail muscle nerves after injection of nialamide and L-DOPA solution in spinalized cats

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Wada, N ^a   Hamada, K ^a   Nishikawa, H ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; NIALAMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; TAIL;

ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; LEVODOPA; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NIALAMIDE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0029918386     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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