Noradrenergic control of locomotor networks in the in vitro spinal cord of the neonatal rat

Brain Research

Volumn 852, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 100-109

  Sqalli Houssaini, Youssef ^a   Cazalets, Jean Reneé ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Electrophysiology; Isoproterenol; Locomotion; Methoxamine; Motoneurone; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; EPHEDRINE; GUANFACINE; ISOPRENALINE; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; OXEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SALBUTAMOL; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ISOLATED ORGAN; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; METHOXAMINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERIODICITY; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033959829     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02219-2     Document Type: Article

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