Augmentation of postural muscle tone induced by the stimulation of the descending fibers in the midline area of the cerebellar white matter in the acute decerebrate cat

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-269

  Asanome, Mitsuru ^a,b   Matsuyama, Kiyoji ^a   Mori, Shigemi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Decerebrate cat; Fastigial nucleus; Fastigiofugal fibers; Hook bundle; Postural augmentation; Postural muscle tone

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; NECK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CATS; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL DECORTICATION; CHOLERA TOXIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; NEURONS; RETROGRADE DEGENERATION;

EID: 0032033415     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(98)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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