Coupling between Feline Cerebellum (Fastigial Neurons) and Motoneurons Innervating Hindlimb Muscles

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1183-1192

  Matsuyama, Kiyoji ^a   Jankowska, Elzbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; HINDLIMB; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN STEM; CATS; CEREBELLUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HINDLIMB; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS, LATERAL;

EID: 1342344081     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00896.2003     Document Type: Article

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