Connections of the superior colliculus to shoulder muscles of the rat: A dual tracing study

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn , Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Rubelowski, J M ^a   Menge, M ^a   Distler, C ^a   Rothermel, M ^b   Hoffmann, K P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b The Brain Institute at the University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Forelimb movements; M. acromiodeltoideus; M. rhomboideus; M. trapezius; Pseudorabies virus; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; MESENCEPHALON; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; RHOMBOIDEUS MUSCLE; SHOULDER MUSCLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 84878306971     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2013.00017     Document Type: Article

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