Crossed rhythmic synaptic input to motoneurons during selective activation of the contralateral spinal locomotor network

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 9433-9447

  Kjaerulff, Ole ^a   Kiehn, Ole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

5 HT; Central pattern generator; Glycine; NMDA; Rhythmicity; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LIMB MOVEMENT; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHYTHM; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0031467064     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-24-09433.1997     Document Type: Article

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