Early development of synchronized walking on the rotorod in rats effects of training and handling

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 77-81

  Chapillon, P ^a   Lalonde, R ^a   Jones, N ^a   Caston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Maturation; Ontogenesis; Postural sensorimotor learning; Rat; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TRAINING; WALKING;

AGING; ANIMALS; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; WALKING;

EID: 0032103275     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00137-X     Document Type: Article

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