Frequency-dependent amplification of stretch-evoked excitatory input in spinal motoneurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 753-759

  Powers, Randall K ^a   Nardelli, Paul ^b   Cope, T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Persistent inward currents; Resonance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CATS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LIDOCAINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84865646791     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00313.2012     Document Type: Article

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