Uncrossed actions of feline corticospinal tract neurones on lumbar interneurones evoked via ipsilaterally descending pathways

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 580, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-147

  Jankowska, Elzbieta ^a   Stecina, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 2; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL BUNDLE; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL CELL; CORTICOSPINAL TRACT NEURON; DISYNAPTIC INPUT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; IPSILATERAL DESCENDING PATHWAY; LUMBAR INTERNEURON; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS; MONOSYNAPTIC INPUT; PREMOTOR INTERNEURON; RETICULOSPINAL NEURON; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SUPRASPINAL NEURON; SYNAPSE; UNCROSSED ACTION; VENTRAL HORN INTERNEURON;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CATS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 33947543600     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.122739     Document Type: Article

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