The C3-C4 propriospinal system in the cat and monkey: A spinal pre-motoneuronal centre for voluntary motor control

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-140

  Alstermark, B ^a   Isa, T ^b   Pettersson, L G ^c   Sasaki, S ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

C3 C4 propriospinal system; Cat; Monkey; Voluntary motor control

Indexed keywords

CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORELIMB; HUMAN; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL NERVE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEEDBACK; FORELIMB; INTERNEURONS; MACACA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; SPINAL NERVES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33846448136     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01655.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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