Glutamatergic mechanisms for speed control and network operation in the rodent locomotor CPG

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2010, Pages

  Talpalar, Adolfo E ^a   Kiehn, Ole ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

5HT; AMPA; Central pattern generator; Kainate; Locomotion; NBQX; NMDA; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952073823     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2010.00019     Document Type: Article

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