Metabotropic modulation of motoneurons by scratch-like spinal network activity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 8625-8629

  Alaburda, Aidas ^a   Hounsgaard, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Integrated preparation; L type Ca2+ channels; Modulation; Motoneuron; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; NIFEDIPINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIMB MOVEMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SCRATCHING; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; TURTLE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0141646451     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-25-08625.2003     Document Type: Article

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