Deciphering the organization and modulation of spinal locomotor central pattern generators

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2007-2014

  Gordon, Ian T ^a   Whelan, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CPG; Locomotion; Monoamine; Mouse; Sensory; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745596116     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02213     Document Type: Review

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