Development of hindlimb postural control during the first postnatal week in the rat

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-89

  Brocard, F ^a   Vinay, L ^a   Clarac, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Descending pathways; Development; Gastrocnemius soleus muscle; Locomotion; Posture; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; HIP; KNEE; LOCOMOTION; MATURATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032845891     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(99)00101-7     Document Type: Article

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