Encoding mechanisms for sensory neurons studied with a multielectrode array in the cat dorsal root ganglion

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 757-768

  Stein, R B ^a   Aoyagi, Y ^a   Weber, D J ^a   Shoham, S ^b   Normann, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Dorsal root ganglion; Encoding; Multielectrode; Muscle; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRODES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 8844254112     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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