Locomotor rhythmogenesis in the isolated rat spinal cord: A phase-coupled set of symmetrical flexion-extension oscillators

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 583, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-128

  Juvin, Laurent ^a   Simmers, John ^a   Morin, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; VENTRAL ROOT; WALKING; AGE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXION EXTENSION OSCILLATOR; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTOR RHYTHMOGENESIS; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEWBORN; RHIZOTOMY; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SPINAL CORD; TREADMILL;

EID: 34547852386     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.133413     Document Type: Article

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