Reciprocal interactions in the turtle hindlimb enlargement contribute to scratch rhythmogenesis

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2977-2987

  Currie, Scott N ^a   Gonsalves, Gregory G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HINDLIMB; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRATCHING; SPINAL NERVE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; TURTLE;

EID: 0032980675     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.6.2977     Document Type: Article

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