Corticoreticular pathways in the cat. I. Projection patterns and collaterization

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 389-405

  Kably, Bouchra ^a   Drew, Trevor ^b  

^a Al Irfane   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; GAIT; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETICULAR FORMATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031842595     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.389     Document Type: Article

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