Diencephalic projection to reticulospinal neurons involved in the initiation of locomotion in adult lampreys Lampetra fluviatilis

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 389, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 603-616

  El Manira, A ^a   Pombal, M A ^a,b   Grillner, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Fluorescent tracers; Forebrain; Spinal cord; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIENCEPHALON; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM; DEXTRANS; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FLUORESCEINS; KYNURENIC ACID; LAMPREYS; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031590683     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971229)389:4<603::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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