Contribution of cutaneous inputs from the hindpaw to the control of locomotion in rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Varejão, Artur S P ^a   Filipe, Vítor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gait analysis; Kinematics; Plantar cutaneous inputs; Rat; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HYPOTHERMIA; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WALKING SPEED;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; WALKING;

EID: 33845292262     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.09.018     Document Type: Article

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