Movements generated by intraspinal microstimulation in the intermediate gray matter of the anesthetized, decerebrate, and spinal cat

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 702-714

  Mushahwar, V K ^a   Aoyagi, Y ^a,b   Stein, R B ^a   Prochazka, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gray matter; Intraspinal microstimulation; Movement primitives; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BACK; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTRODE; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GRAY MATTER; HINDLIMB; INTERNEURON; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MICROELECTRODES; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 10244229501     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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