A trans-spinal loop between neurones in the reticular formation and in the cerebellum

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 653-665

  Hammar, I ^a   Krutki, P ^a,b   Drzymala Celichowska, H ^a,b   Nilsson, E ^a   Jankowska, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; INTERNEURON; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL BUNDLE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CEREBELLUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACTS;

EID: 79251558774     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.201178     Document Type: Article

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