Neural organization of the pathways from the superior colliculus to trochlear motoneurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 3696-3712

  Izawa, Yoshiko ^a   Sugiuchi, Yuriko ^a   Shinoda, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; COILED BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TROCHLEAR NERVE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAT; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMALS; CATS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TROCHLEAR NERVE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ-HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE CONJUGATE;

EID: 34447320798     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01073.2006     Document Type: Article

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