Removal of supraspinal input reveals a difference in the flexor and extensor monosynaptic reflex response to quipazine independent of motoneuron excitation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2056-2063

  Chopek, Jeremy W ^a   MacDonell, Christopher W ^a   Power, Kevin E ^a   Gardiner, Kalan ^a   Gardiner, Phillip F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Monosynaptic reflex; Motoneuron; Motor output; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

KETANSERIN; QUIPAZINE;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXTENSOR REFLEX; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERONEAL NERVE; QUIPAZINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX, MONOSYNAPTIC; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 84878481280     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00405.2012     Document Type: Article

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