Electrophysiological characterization of V2a interneurons and their locomotor-related activity in the neonatal mouse spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 170-182

  Zhong, Guisheng ^a   Droho, Steven ^c   Crone, Steven A ^c   Dietz, Shelby ^a   Kwan, Alex C ^b   Webb, Watt W ^b   Sharma, Kamal ^c   Harris Warrick, Ronald M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTERNEURONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 74849123690     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4849-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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