Postural development in rats

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-124

  Lelard, T ^a,b   Jamon, M ^a   Gasc, J P ^b   Vidal, P P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Altricial; Proprioception and vision; Radiography; Skeletal geometry; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; LIMB; MALE; MAMMAL; MOTOR CONTROL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REST; RODENT; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33748576291     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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