Large-scale synchronized activity in the embryonic brainstem and spinal cord

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APR, 2013, Pages

  Momose Sato, Yoko ^a   Sato, Katsushige ^b  

^a KANTO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOMAZAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Development; Embryo; Spinalcord; Spontaneousactivity; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CHICKEN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; MOUSE EMBRYO; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84875994091     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00036     Document Type: Review

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