Monoaminergic establishment of rostrocaudal gradients of rhythmicity in the neonatal mouse spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1554-1564

  Christie, Kimberly J ^a,b   Whelan, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM GREEN DEXTRAN; DEXTRAN; DOPAMINE; MONOAMINE; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BENZAZEPINES; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVE NET; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PERIODICITY; PICROTOXIN; QUINPIROLE; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 23044445262     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00299.2005     Document Type: Article

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