Electrophysiological and morphological characterization of propriospinal interneurons in the thoracic spinal cord

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 806-826

  Saywell, S A ^a   Ford, T W ^a   Meehan, C F ^a   Todd, A J ^b   Kirkwood, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CAT; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; INTERNEURONS; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 79951820537     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00738.2010     Document Type: Article

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