Synergistic activation of the central pattern generator for locomotion by L-beta-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and quipazine in adult paraplegic mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 358, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-74

  Guertin, Pierre A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT; Air stepping; CPG; Locomotion; Noradrenergic; Rodent; Spinal

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE RECEPTOR; LEVODOPA; QUIPAZINE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE SPASM; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; THORACIC SPINE; TIC; TREADMILL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; LEVODOPA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICE; PARAPLEGIA; QUIPAZINE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 1542509410     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.120     Document Type: Article

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