An in vitro functionally mature mouse spinal cord preparation for the study of spinal motor networks

Brain Research

Volumn 816, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 493-499

  Jiang, Zhiyu ^a   Carlin, Kevin P ^a   Brownstone, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Locomotion; Presynaptic inhibition; Reflex; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NERVE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NERVE NET; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033596515     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01199-8     Document Type: Article

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