The mammalian central pattern generator for locomotion

2009/08/30 by Pierre A. Guertin · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Anatomy #Biology #Bipedalism #Central pattern generator #Medicine #Neuroscience #Neuroscience of respiration and sleep #Psychology #Rhythm #Sleep and Wakefulness Research #Spinal cord #Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications

paper · doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2009.08.002

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