Localization of spinal neurons activated during locomotion using the c-fos immunohistochemical method

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3442-3452

  Dai, X ^a   Noga, B R ^a,b   Douglas, J R ^a   Jordan, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TREADMILL;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL COUNT; DECEREBRATE STATE; EXERCISE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 19344371531     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00578.2004     Document Type: Article

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