Locomotion - Drug effects
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nitric oxide potentiation of locomotor activity in the spinal cord of the lamprey.

19 Oct 2009 To understand the intrinsic operation of spinal networks generating locomotion, we need to not only characterize the constituent neurons and their connectivity, but also determine the role of intrinsic modulation in shaping the final motor output. ... Read more...

Functional recovery after lesion of a central pattern generator.

19 Oct 2009 In cases of neuronal injury when regeneration is restricted, functional recovery can occur through reorganization of the remaining neural circuitry. We found an example of such recovery in the central pattern generator (CPG) for the escape swim of ... Read more...

Cocaine exposure in utero alters synaptic plasticity in the medial prefrontal cortex of postnatal rats.

5 Oct 2009 Cocaine exposure during pregnancy causes abnormality in fetal brain development, leading to cognitive dysfunction of the offspring, but the underlying cellular mechanism remains mostly unclear. In this study, we examined synaptic functions in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Locomotion - Drug effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nitric oxide potentiation of locomotor activity in the spinal cord of the lamprey. 19 Oct 2009
• Functional recovery after lesion of a central pattern generator. 19 Oct 2009
• Cocaine exposure in utero alters synaptic plasticity in the medial prefrontal cortex of postnatal rats. 5 Oct 2009
• Transformation of nonfunctional spinal circuits into functional states after the loss of brain input. 18 Sep 2009
• Recurrent seizures induce a reversible impairment in a spatial hidden goal task. 30 Aug 2009
• Peptidergic clock neurons in Drosophila: ion transport peptide and short neuropeptide F in subsets of dorsal and ventral lateral neurons. 30 Aug 2009
• Rapamycin activation of 4E-BP prevents parkinsonian dopaminergic neuron loss. 14 Aug 2009
• Differential toxicity of carbon nanomaterials in Drosophila: larval dietary uptake is benign, but adult exposure causes locomotor impairment and mortality. 13 Aug 2009
• Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor antagonism within the dorsal raphe nucleus reduces social anxiety-like behavior after early-life social isolation. 10 Aug 2009
• Chondroitinase ABC treatment opens a window of opportunity for task-specific rehabilitation. 7 Aug 2009
• Retention time of attenuated response to diacetyl after pre-exposure to diacetyl in Caenorhabditis elegans. 30 Jul 2009
• In vitro and in vivo antifilarial potential of marine sponge, Haliclona exigua (Kirkpatrick), against human lymphatic filarial parasite Brugia malayi: antifilarial activity of H. exigua. 20 Jul 2009
• Comparison of motility, recovery, and methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolium reduction assays for use in screening plant products for anthelmintic activity. 19 Jul 2009
• Effects of intracisternal administration of insulin on the time dynamics of behavior in rats. 19 Jul 2009
• Remote control of neuronal activity in transgenic mice expressing evolved G protein-coupled receptors. 14 Jul 2009
• Inhibition of quorum sensing regulated bacterial functions by plant essential oils with special reference to clove oil. 12 Jul 2009
• Erythropoietin improves operant conditioning and stability of cognitive performance in mice. 6 Jul 2009
• Tamoxifen produces conditioned taste avoidance in male rats: an analysis of microstructural licking patterns and taste reactivity. 30 Jun 2009
• Downregulation of oligodendrocyte transcripts is associated with impaired prefrontal cortex function in rats. 29 Jun 2009
• Endocannabinoids mediate tachykinin-induced effects in the lamprey locomotor network. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Locomotion'

Definition: Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms.

Descriptor UI: D008124

Alternative terms: Locomotion; Locomotions;

Related Mesh Headings: Gait;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;

Tree Number: G07.700.560.500; G11.427.590.530.568;

Technical Notes: differentiate LOCOMOTION (getting from one point to another) from GAIT (how a man or major animal gets there), MOVEMENT (without necessarily locomoting), MOTOR ACTIVITY (movement assoc with behavior), WALKING (purposeful locomotion to get somewhere or for recreation, fitness or competition); CELL LOCOMOTION see CELL MOVEMENT is available