Do pacemakers drive the central pattern generator for locomotion in mammals?

Neuroscientist

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-155

  Brocard, Frédéric ^a   Tazerart, Sabrina ^a   Vinay, Laurent ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

CPG; INap; Locomotion; Persistent sodium current; Rhythm; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MONOAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PATTERN GENERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; NERVE NET; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 77951101702     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858409346339     Document Type: Review

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