Disynaptic pyramidal excitation in forelimb motoneurons mediated via C3-C4 propriospinal neurons in the Macaca fuscata

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3580-3585

  Alstermark, B ^a   Isa, T ^b   Ohki, Y ^c   Saito, Y ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FORELIMB; MACACA; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033402114     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3580     Document Type: Article

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