Propriospinal neurons involved in the control of locomotion: Potential targets for repair strategies?

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2002, Pages 125-139

  Jordan, Larry M ^a   Schmidt, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR NETWORK; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0036458566     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)37012-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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