Dopamine: A parallel pathway for the modulation of spinal locomotor networks

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn 8, Issue JUNE, 2014, Pages

  Sharples, Simon A ^a,b   Koblinger, Kathrin ^a,b   Humphreys, Jennifer M ^a,b   Whelan, Patrick J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Dopamine; Locomotion; Monoamines; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DIENCEPHALON; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PHARMACOGENETICS; RHYTHM; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL LOCOMOTOR NETWORK; ANIMAL; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; METABOLISM; MONOAMINES; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; DOPAMINE; LOCOMOTION; MONOAMINES; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; LOCOMOTION; NERVE NET; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84902580876     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2014.00055     Document Type: Article

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