Estrous hormones enhance coupled, rhythmic olivary discharge in correlation with facilitated limb stepping

Neuroscience

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-95

  Smith, S S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrus; Inferior olive; Locomotor; Oscillation; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREADMILL;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; RATS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0030952559     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00211-X     Document Type: Article

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