Rhythmic motor activity and interlimb co-ordination in the developing pouch young of a wallaby (Macropus eugenii)

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 501, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 623-636

  Ho, Stephen M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORELIMB; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL CELL; DEVELOPMENT; ENCEPHALE ISOLE; IN POUCH DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATED ORGAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MACROPUS EUGENII; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; MACROPODIDAE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 0030804807     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.623bm.x     Document Type: Article

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