Interneuronal activity in reflex pathways from group II muscle afferents is monitored by dorsal spinocerebellar tract neurons in the cat

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3615-3622

  Jankowska, Elzbieta ^a   Puczynska, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cat; Interneurons; Motor system; Muscle afferents; Spinal cord; Spinocerebellar neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CAT; CELL POPULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HINDLIMB; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; LAMINECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INTERNEURONS; LAMINECTOMY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; NEURAL INHIBITION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43649086470     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0466-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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