Basal ganglia efferents to the brainstem centers controlling postural muscle tone and locomotion: A new concept for understanding motor disorders in basal ganglia dysfunction

Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 293-308

  Takakusaki, K ^a   Habaguchi, T ^a   Ohtinata Sugimoto, J ^a   Saitoh, K ^a   Sakamoto, T ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decerebrate preparation; GABAergic projection; Mesencephalic locomotor region; Parkinson's disease; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus; Substantia nigra pars reticulata

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DECEREBRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; GAIT; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDUNCULAR ANSA; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TEGMENTUM; THALAMUS;

EID: 0038324553     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00095-2     Document Type: Article

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