Spinal locomotor inputs to individually identified reticulospinal neurons in the lamprey

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2346-2357

  Buchanan, James T ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascending neurons; Locomotor feedback; Mauthner cell; M ller cell

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO GLUTAMIC ACID; DIVALENT CATION;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; MAUTHNER CELL; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; VENTRAL ROOT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; LAMPREYS; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SWIMMING; SYNAPSES;

EID: 80755188014     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01100.2010     Document Type: Article

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