Interaction between disinhibited bursting and fictive locomotor patterns in the rat isolated spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2029-2038

  Beato, M ^a   Nistri, A ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BICUCULLINE; MAGNESIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; SEROTONIN; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032692832     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2029     Document Type: Article

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