Ontogeny of rhythmic motor patterns generated in the embryonic rat spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1187-1195

  Ren, Jun ^a   Greer, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037342070     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00539.2002     Document Type: Article

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