Plasticity in reflex pathways controlling stepping in the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1643-1650

  Whelan, P J ^a,b   Pearson, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; NIALAMIDE;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL REFLEX; WALKING;

EID: 0030770738     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.3.1643     Document Type: Article

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