Perinatal development of the motor systems involved in postural control

Neural Plasticity

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 131-139

  Vinay, Laurent ^a   Ben Mabrouk, Faïza ^a   Brocard, Frédéric ^a   Clarac, François ^a   Jean Xavier, Céline ^a   Pearlstein, Edouard ^a   Pflieger, Jean François ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN STEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 23744507853     PISSN: 20905904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/NP.2005.131     Document Type: Review

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