Recovery of locomotion after ventral and ventrolateral spinal lesions in the cat. II. Effects of noradrenergic and serotoninergic drugs

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1513-1530

  Brustein, Edna ^a   Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; QUIPAZINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD LESION; WALKING;

EID: 0033020942     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.4.1513     Document Type: Article

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