Fictive locomotion in the adult decerebrate rat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 393-398

  Iles, J F ^a   Nicolopoulos Stournaras, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 hydroxy DL tryptophan; Fictive locomotion; L dopa; Mesencephalic locomotor region; Rat

Indexed keywords

DOPA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DECEREBRATION; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029950532     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00229623     Document Type: Article

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