Brainstem modulation of locomotion in the neonatal mouse spinal cord

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 586, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2487-2497

  Gordon, Ian T ^a,b   Whelan, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CONNECTOME; EVOKED RESPONSE; LATENT PERIOD; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; LOCOMOTION; MICE; NERVE NET; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 43749087819     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.148320     Document Type: Article

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