Peptidergic Activation of Locomotor Pattern Generators in the Neonatal Spinal Cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 31, 2003, Pages 10154-10163

  Pearson, Selina A ^a   Mouihate, Abdeslam ^a   Pittman, Quentin J ^a   Whelan, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Neuroscience Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

CPG; Motor; Networks; Oxytocin; Peptides; Spinal cord; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; RELCOVAPTAN; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0242442553     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-31-10154.2003     Document Type: Article

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