5-Hydroxytryptamine-induced locomotor rhythm in the neonatal mouse spinal cord in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 187-190

  Nishimaru, Hiroshi ^a   Takizawa, Hiroya ^a   Kudo, Norio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; In vitro; Locomotion; Mouse; Neonatal; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

KYNURENIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; KYNURENIC ACID; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033982022     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00805-3     Document Type: Article

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