Characteristics and mechanisms of locomotion induced by intraspinal microstimulation and dorsal root stimulation in spinal cats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1986-2000

  Barthelemy D ^a   Leblond, H ^a   Rossignol, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECEREBRATE STATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; LOCOMOTION; MALE; SPINAL CORD; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 33947181353     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00818.2006     Document Type: Article

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