Physiological, anatomical and genetic identification of CPG neurons in the developing mammalian spinal cord

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-361

  Kiehn, Ole ^a   Butt, Simon J B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LECTIN; LIGAND; MOLECULAR MARKER; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C FOS; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; STRYCHNINE; TRACER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN COMMISSURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA MODIFICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HINDLIMB; INNERVATION; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; ISOLATED ORGAN; KNOCKOUT GENE; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL REFLEX; SYNAPSE; TRANSGENE; VERTEBRATE; WALKING;

EID: 0041827300     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(03)00091-1     Document Type: Review

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