Increased activity of pre-motor network does not change the excitability of motoneurons during protracted scratch initiation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 591, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1851-1858

  Guzulaitis, Robertas ^a,b   Alaburda, Aidas ^a   Hounsgaard, Jorn ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CHRYSEMYS SCRIPTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTRACTED SCRATCH INITIATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLE;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MOTOR NEURONS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TURTLES;

EID: 84875662045     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.246025     Document Type: Article

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