On the origin of skilled forelimb movements

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 372-376

  Iwaniuk, Andrew N ^a   Whishaw, Ian Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BODY MOVEMENT; FORELIMB; GENE MAPPING; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SKILL;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FORELIMB; MOTOR NEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 0034255297     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(00)01618-0     Document Type: Review

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