A kinematic comparison of L-DOPA-induced air-stepping and swimming in developing rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-327

  McEwen, Melanie L ^a   Van Hartesveldt, Carol ^a   Stehouwer, Donald J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Kinematics; L DOPA; Locomotion; Neonatal rats; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STEREOTYPY; SWIMMING;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; LEVODOPA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING;

EID: 0031133407     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2302(199705)30:4<313::AID-DEV5>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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