The effects of unilateral pyramidal tract section on hindlimb motor performance in the rat

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 37-46

  Metz, G A S ^a   Dietz, V ^b   Schwab, M E ^a   Van de Meent, H ^b  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hindlimb function; Pyramidotomy; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT;

ANIMALS; FOOT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032212382     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00195-2     Document Type: Article

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