Genetic identification of spinal interneurons that coordinate left-right locomotor activity necessary for walking movements

Neuron

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-386

  Lanuza, Guillermo M ^a   Gosgnach, Simon ^a   Pierani, Alessandra ^b,c   Jessell, Thomas M ^b   Goulding, Martyn ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CELL TYPE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HINDLIMB; HOMEOBOX; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ANIMALS; GENES, FOS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

EID: 2342497711     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(04)00249-1     Document Type: Article

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