Asymmetric operation of the locomotor central pattern generator in the neonatal mouse spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3043-3054

  Endo, Toshiaki ^a   Kiehn, Ole ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 57449092123     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90729.2008     Document Type: Article

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