Heterogeneity of V2-derived interneurons in the adult mouse spinal cord

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3003-3015

  Al Mosawie, A ^a   Wilson, J M ^a   Brownstone, R M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central pattern generators; Interneurons; Locomotion; Motoneurons; Propriospinal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; MESSENGER RNA; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNEURON; LAMINA PROPRIA; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNEURONS; LOCOMOTION; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS V-FOS; PROTEIN-LYSINE 6-OXIDASE; SPINAL CORD; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 36248944979     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05907.x     Document Type: Article

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