Netrin-1-dependent spinal interneuron subtypes are required for the formation of left-right alternating locomotor circuitry

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 50, 2009, Pages 15642-15649

  Rabe, Nadine ^a   Gezelius, Henrik ^a   Vallstedt, Anna ^a   Memic, Fatima ^a   Kullander, Klas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NETRIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INTERNEURONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE NET; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPINAL CORD; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 72449144159     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5096-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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