The spinal interneurons and properties of glutamatergic synapses in a primitive vertebrate cutaneous flexion reflex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 27, 2003, Pages 9068-9077

  Li, Wen Chang ^a   Soffe, Stephen R ^a   Roberts, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutamate receptors; Locomotion; NMDA; Reflex; Spinal cord; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; MECAMYLAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATION; FLEXOR REFLEX; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TADPOLE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; TOUCH; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0141885148     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-27-09068.2003     Document Type: Article

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