Spinal inhibitory circuits and their role in motor neuron degeneration

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-107

  Ramírez Jarquín, Uri Nimrod ^a   Lazo Gómez, Rafael ^a   Tovar Y Romo, Luis B ^a   Tapia, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; GABA; Glycine; Inhibitory circuits; Renshaw cell; Spinal motor neuron degeneration

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LOSS; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; DOWN REGULATION; EXCITOTOXICITY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENSHAW CELL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAL INHIBITION; RENSHAW CELLS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84901194074     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.10.003     Document Type: Review

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