Rostral spinal cord segments are sufficient to generate a rhythm for both locomotion and scratching but affect their hip extensor phases differently

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 147-155

  Hao, Zhao Zhe ^a   Meier, Megan L ^a   Berkowitz, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Deletion; Hindlimb enlargement; Rhythm generation; Swim

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HINDLIMB; HIP; HIP EXTENSOR; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; RHYTHM; SCRATCHING; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SWIMMING; TURTLE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; HIP; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; TURTLES;

EID: 84903640080     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00119.2014     Document Type: Article

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