Recruitment of motor neuronal persistent inward currents shapes withdrawal reflexes in the frog

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 562, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 507-520

  Perrier, Jean François ^a   Tresch, Matthew C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FROG; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX; ADULT; BULLFROG; HINDLIMB MUSCLE; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; ION TRANSPORT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERSISTENT INWARD CURRENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HINDLIMB; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NIFEDIPINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RANA CATESBEIANA; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REFLEX; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 12744262877     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.072769     Document Type: Article

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