Comparative neurobiology of postural control

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 652-657

  Deliagina, Tatiana G ^a   Orlovsky, Grigori N ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 0036902785     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00376-8     Document Type: Review

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