Activation of midlumbar neurones by afferents from anterior hindlimb muscles in the cat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 497, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 795-802

  Aggelopoulos, N C ^a   Bawa, P ^b   Edgley, S A ^a  

^a Department of Anatomy ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030481546     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021810     Document Type: Article

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