Reversible disorganization of the locomotor pattern after neonatal spinal cord transection in the rat

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1924-1932

  Norreel, Jean Chrétien ^a   Pflieger, Jean François ^a   Pearlstein, Edouard ^a   Simeoni Alias, Juliette ^a   Clarac, François ^a   Vinay, Laurent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Central pattern generators; Descending pathways; Development; Locomotion; Serotonin; Spinal cord transection

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0037336703     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-05-01924.2003     Document Type: Article

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