Opposing aminergic modulation of distinct spinal locomotor circuits and their functional coupling during amphibian metamorphosis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1163-1174

  Rauscent, Aude ^a   Einum, James ^a   Le Ray, Didier ^a   Simmers, John ^a   Combes, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Locomotion; Metamorphosis; Neuromodulation; Noradrenaline; Serotonin; Spinal networks; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

AMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; METAMORPHOSIS; MOTONEURON; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; TAIL; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; LOCOMOTION; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NOREPINEPHRINE; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 59649106129     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5255-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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