Initiating or blocking locomotion in spinal cats by applying noradrenergic drugs to restricted lumbar spinal segments

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 8577-8585

  Marcoux, J ^a   Rossignol, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Electromyography; Kinematics; Midlumbar spinal cord; Noradrenergic drugs; Rhythm generation; Spinal locomotion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MICROINJECTION; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATTERN GENERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0034668781     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-22-08577.2000     Document Type: Article

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