Effects of intrathecal glutamatergic drugs on locomotion. II. NMDA and AP-5 in intact and late spinal cats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1027-1045

  Giroux, Nathalie ^a   Chau, Connie ^a   Barbeau, Hugues ^a   Reader, Tomás A ^a   Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANIMAL; SPINAL CORD;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOCOMOTION; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0042316782     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00758.2002     Document Type: Article

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