Nonuniform distribution of contacts from noradrenergic and serotonergic boutons on the dendrites of cat splenius motoneurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 638-656

  Montague, Steven J ^a   Fenrich, Keith K ^a   Mayer MacAulay, Colin ^a   Maratta, Robert ^a   Neuber Hess, Monica S ^a   Rose, P Ken ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compartmental; Dendritic tree; Input output properties; Monoamines; Neuromodulation; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CAT; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPLENIUS MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADRENERGIC NEURONS; ANIMALS; CATS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; DENDRITES; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NECK MUSCLES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84871421613     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23196     Document Type: Article

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