Discharge patterns of neurons in the medial pontobulbar reticular formation during fictive mastication in the rabbit

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1709-1718

  Westberg, K G ^a   Scott, G ^b,c   Olsson, K A ^a   Lund, J P ^b,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Motor control; Rhythmical movements; Trigeminal system

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; JAW MOVEMENT; MALE; MASTICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETICULAR FORMATION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CRANIAL NERVES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PONS; RABBITS; REACTION TIME; RETICULAR FORMATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035784401     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01782.x     Document Type: Article

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