Retroambiguus projections to the cutaneus trunci motoneurons may form a pathway in the central control of mating

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 3076-3083

  Gerrits, Peter O ^a,b   Vodde, Chris ^a   Holstege, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROL SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LORDOSIS; MATING; MICROSCOPY; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TAIL;

EID: 0034115340     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.5.3076     Document Type: Article

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