Effects of stimulating the reticular formation during fictive locomotion in lampreys

Brain Research

Volumn 753, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 328-334

  Guertin, Pierre ^a,b,c   Dubuc, Réjean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

central pattern generator; electrical stimulation; fictive locomotion; lamprey; NMDA; reticular formation

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSTOME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LAMPREYS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; REACTION TIME; RETICULAR FORMATION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0031564636     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00151-0     Document Type: Article

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