Study of cutaneous reflex compensation during locomotion after nerve section in the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 4173-4185

  Bernard, Geneviève ^a   Bouyer, Laurent ^a   Provencher, Janyne ^a   Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SKIN NERVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LOCOMOTION; REFLEX; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447511611     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00797.2006     Document Type: Article

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