Developmental aspects of spinal locomotor function: Insights from using the in vitro mouse spinal cord preparation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 553, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 695-706

  Whelan, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY MOVEMENT; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOUSE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL VIABILITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSE; INTERNEURON; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

AGING; ANIMALS; MAMMALS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; SPINAL CORD; SPINE;

EPHRIN A4; EPHRIN B3;

EID: 0346786475     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.046219     Document Type: Review

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