Differential effects of the reticulospinal system on locomotion in lamprey

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-112

  Wannier, T ^a,c   Deliagina, T G ^a,b   Orlovsky, G N ^a,b   Grillner, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031814287     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.103     Document Type: Article

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