Nicotinic activation of reticulospinal cells involved in the control of swimming in lampreys

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-148

  Le Ray, Didier ^a,b   Brocard, Frédéric ^a   Bourcier Lucas, Céline ^a   Auclair, François ^a   Lafaille, Philippe ^a   Dubuc, Réjean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Brainstem; Locomotor control; MLR; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NICOTINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SWIMMING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMPREYS; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PONS; SWIMMING; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0037236410     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02417.x     Document Type: Article

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