Response of cat cortical neurons to position and movement of the femur

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 263-271

  Aloisi, A M ^a   Decchi, B ^a   Fontani, G ^a   Rossi, A ^a   Carli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Area 3a; Joint; Positional neurons; Somatosensory cortex

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; DENERVATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMUR; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030483218     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990229609052582     Document Type: Article

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