Central pattern generators of the mammalian spinal cord

Neuroscientist

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-69

  Frigon, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

central pattern generator; locomotion; scratch; spinal cord; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE; LEVODOPA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NIALAMIDE; SEROTONIN;

BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TELENCEPHALON; VENTRAL ROOT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CATS; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

EID: 84856496749     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858410396101     Document Type: Review

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