A decerebrate adult mouse model for examining the sensorimotor control of locomotion

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 500-515

  Nakanishi, Stan T ^a   Whelan, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afferent; Motoneuron; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CONTROL; SPINAL CORD; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; DECEREBRATE STATE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84255192719     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00699.2011     Document Type: Article

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