Do respiratory neurons control female receptive behavior: A suggested role for a medullary central pattern generator?

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 105-114

  Kirkwood, Peter A ^a   Ford, Tim W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; VOMITING;

EID: 0344009704     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(03)43010-0     Document Type: Article

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