Anatomical Organization of the Spinal Paths to the Soleus and Gastrocnemius Muscles of the Rat Hind Limb

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Tredici, G ^a   Migliorini, C ^a   Barajon, I ^a   Cavaletti, G ^a   Cece, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Motoneurons; Premotor interneurons; Rat; WGA HRP transneuronal transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MOTONEURON; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; HINDLIMB; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 1842505331     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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