Characterization of the circuits that generate spontaneous episodes of activity in the early embryonic mouse spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 587-600

  Hanson, M Gartz ^a   Landmesser, Lynn T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Development; GABAergic; Gap junctions; Glycinergic; Interneuron; Motoneuron; Motor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTION; INTERNEURON; MOTOR NERVE; MOUSE; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON;

EID: 0037439645     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-02-00587.2003     Document Type: Article

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