Functional subdivision of feline spinal interneurons in reflex pathways from group Ib and II muscle afferents; An update

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 881-893

  Jankowska, Elzbieta ^a   Edgley, Steve A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interneurons; muscle spindles; reflex actions; spinal cord; tendon organs

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE NET; REFLEX, STRETCH; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 77956817300     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07354.x     Document Type: Review

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