Regional distribution of the locomotor pattern-generating network in the neonatal rat spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 247-259

  Cowley, K C ^a   Schmidt, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031017588     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.247     Document Type: Article

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