Intersegmental synchronization of spontaneous activity of dorsal horn neurons in the cat spinal cord

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 401-413

  Manjarrez, E ^b   Jimenez I ^a   Rudomin, P ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cutaneous afferents; Dorsal horn neurons; Neuronal synchronization; Presynaptic inhibition; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD POTENTIAL; SPINE; VENTRAL ROOT; VERTEBRA; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0037320331     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1303-6     Document Type: Article

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