Mechanism for activation of locomotor centers in the spinal cord by stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1464-1478

  Noga, Brian R ^a   Kriellaars, Dean J ^b   Brownstone, Robert M ^c   Jordan, Larry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MESENCEPHALON; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0042288789     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00034.2003     Document Type: Article

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