Serotonin-induced activation of the network for locomotion in adult spinal rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-98

  Feraboli Lohnherr, Delphine ^a   Barthe, Jean Yves ^a,b   Orsal, Didier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NRS URA 1448   (France)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Paraplegia; Serotonin; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

QUIPAZINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 0032947569     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19990101)55:1<87::aid-jnr10>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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