Morphology of single primary spindle afferents of the intercostal muscles in the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 398, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 459-472

  Nakayama, K ^a   Niwa, M ^a   Sasaki, S I ^a   Ichikawa, T ^b   Hirai, N ^b  

^a IBARAKI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group Ia; Horseradish peroxidase; Intraaxonal injection; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MORPHOLOGY; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MUSCLE SPINDLES; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE FIBERS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032494274     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980907)398:4<459::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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