Changes in neuron activity in the dorsolateral part of the pons during stimulation of areas of the brainstem inhibiting movement and muscle tone

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 641-646

  Mileikovskii, B Y ^a   Kiyashchenko, L I ^a   Titkov, E S ^a  

^a SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Gigantocellular reticular nucleus; Mesencephalic locomotor region; Muscle tone; Pontine inhibitory zone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; HINDLIMB; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PONS; RAT; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SPIKE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN STEM; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MUSCLE TONUS; NEURONS; PONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 0035665630     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012333530564     Document Type: Article

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