Crossed reciprocal inhibition and scratch rhythmogenesis in the turtle spinal cord

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 860, Issue , 1998, Pages 458-460

  Currie, Scott N ^a   Gonsalves, Gregory G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HINDLIMB; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; SCRATCHING; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION; TURTLE;

EID: 0032426784     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09075.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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