Dorsal column but not lateral column transection prevents down- conditioning of H reflex in rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1730-1734

  Chen, Xiang Yang ^a,b   Wolpaw, Jonathan R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; REWARD; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 0030823389     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.3.1730     Document Type: Article

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