Modulation of responses of feline γ-motoneurones by noradrenaline, tizanidine and clonidine

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 521-531

  Jankowska, E ^a,d   Gladden, M H ^b   Czarkowska Bauch, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^d Box 432 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; NORADRENALIN; PROTON; SEROTONIN; TIZANIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAMMA MOTONEURON; IONTOPHORESIS; LATENT PERIOD; MODULATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; NEUROMODULATION;

EID: 0032532461     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.521be.x     Document Type: Article

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