Spinal cord electrophysiology

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 35, 2010, Pages

  Meyer, Allyn ^a   Gallarda, Benjamin W ^a,b   Pfaff, Samuel ^a   Alaynick, William ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial cerebrospinal fluid; Central pattern generator; Electrophysiology; Issue 35; Neuroscience; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355138863     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1660     Document Type: Article

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