Cervical motoneuron topography reflects the proximodistal organization of muscles and movements of the rat forelimb: A retrograde carbocyanine dye analysis

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 419, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 286-296

  McKenna, John E ^a   Prusky, Glen T ^a   Whishaw, Ian Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

1,1' dioctadecyl 3,3,3',3'tetramethyl indodicarbocyanine perchlorate; 1,1' dioctadecyl3,3,3',3' tetramethyl indocarbocyanine perchclorate; Motoneurons; Skilled forelimb use; Skilled reaching; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CARBOCYANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; FORELIMB; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FORELIMB; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034007095     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000410)419:3<286::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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