Segmental and propriospinal projection systems of frog lumbar interneurons

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 283-298

  Schotland, Judith L ^a   Tresch, Matthew C ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horseradish peroxidase; Motor systems; Neural networks; Rana pipiens; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DORSAL ROOT; FROG; GRAY MATTER; INTERNEURON; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL REFLEX; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HINDLIMB; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; INTERNEURONS; NERVE NET; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANA PIPIENS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030883511     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005756     Document Type: Article

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