Activity of pyramidal tract neurons in the cat during postural corrections

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1831-1844

  Beloozerova, I N ^a   Sirota, M G ^a   Orlovsky, G N ^b   Deliagina, T G ^b  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RECEPTIVE FIELD;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; POSTURE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 15544384464     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00577.2004     Document Type: Article

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