Dynamics and plasticity of spinal locomotor circuits

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-141

  El Manira, Abdeljabbar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCANNABINOID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; NITRIC OXIDE;

DYNAMICS; GAIT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VELOCITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; INTERNEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84904744532     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2014.06.016     Document Type: Review

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