Spontaneous rhythmic activity in early chick spinal cord influences distinct motor axon pathfinding decisions

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Hanson, M Gartz ^a   Milner, Louise D ^a   Landmesser, Lynn T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Glycine; Motoneuron pathfinding; Motor circuits; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CHICK; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FASCICULATION; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE GROWTH; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL MOVEMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EXTREMITIES; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 36749024488     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.021     Document Type: Review

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