Mechanisms of excitation of spinal networks by stimulation of the ventral roots

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1198, Issue , 2010, Pages 63-71

  O'Donovan, Michael J ^a   Bonnot, Agnes ^b   Mentis, George Z ^a   Chub, Nikolai ^a   Pujala, Avinash ^a   Alvarez, Francisco J ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calcium imaging; motoneuron; recurrent excitation; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STRYCHNINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; RENSHAW CELL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; VENTRAL ROOT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AXONS; BICUCULLINE; CHICKENS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77954595348     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05535.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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