Descending spinal projections from the rostral gigantocellular reticular nuclei complex

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 455, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 210-221

  Hermann, Gerlinda E ^a,b   Holmes, Gregory M ^a,b   Rogers, Richard C ^a,b   Beattie, Michael S ^a   Bresnahan, Jacqueline C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem spinal systems; Elimination; Pelvic floor reflexes; Sexual reflexes; Startle response

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEXTRANS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOTOR NEURONS; PELVIS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REFLEX; RETICULAR FORMATION; RHODAMINES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037420979     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10455     Document Type: Article

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