Neuromodulation of the locomotor network by dopamine in the isolated spinal cord of newborn rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1325-1335

  Barrière, Grégory ^a   Mellen, Nicholas ^b   Cazalets, Jean René ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amines; Electrophysiology; Motoneuron; SKF81297

Indexed keywords

6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; N (2 PHENYLCYCLOPENTYL)AZACYCLOTRIDECAN 2 IMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; QUINELORANE; QUINPIROLE; RACLOPRIDE; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BENZAZEPINES; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE NET; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 1642268978     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03210.x     Document Type: Article

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