Vestibulospinal effects on neurons in different regions of the gray matter of the cat upper cervical cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2439-2446

  Isu, N ^a   Thomson, D B ^a   Wilson, V J ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; FACILITATION; GRAY MATTER; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029998092     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2439     Document Type: Article

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