How to enhance ipsilateral actions of pyramidal tract neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 7401-7405

  Jankowska, E ^a   Cabaj, A ^a,b   Pettersson, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

4 AP; Cat; Interneurons; Motor system; Pyramidal tract; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMMISSURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; HINDLIMB; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HINDLIMB; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 23744481519     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1838-05.2005     Document Type: Article

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