A large-scale model of some spinal reflex circuits

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-157

  Bashor, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; INTERNEURON; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTONEURON; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CATS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; INTERNEURONS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; REFLEX, STRETCH; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0031991127     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220050421     Document Type: Article

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