Motor patterns for two distinct rhythmic behaviors evoked by excitatory amino acid agonists in the Xenopus embryo spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1815-1825

  Soffe, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; QUISQUALIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029952234     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.5.1815     Document Type: Article

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