Mid-lumbar segments are needed for the expression of locomotion in chronic spinal cats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2474-2488

  Langlet, C ^a   Leblond, H ^a   Rossignol, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; STIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CATS; CLONIDINE; DECELERATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HINDLIMB; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOCOMOTION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 17644403501     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00909.2004     Document Type: Article

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