DESCENDING PATHWAYS MEDIATING DISYNAPTIC EXCITATION OF DORSAL NECK MOTONEURONS IN THE CAT - FACILITATORY INTERACTIONS

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作者
ALSTERMARK, B [1 ]
PINTER, MJ [1 ]
SASAKI, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UMEA UNIV,DEPT PHYSIOL,S-90187 UMEA,SWEDEN
关键词
DESCENDING CONVERGENCE; PYRAMID; TECTUM; TEGMENTUM; RETICULOSPINAL NEURONS; NECK MOTONEURONS;
D O I
10.1016/0168-0102(92)90015-5
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Facilitatory interactions between disynaptic EPSPs evoked from the contralateral tectum, ipsilateral tegmentum and contra- and/or ipsilateral pyramid have been investigated in dorsal neck motoneurones of the cat. Monosynaptic convergence on common intercalated neurones was found from ipsi- and contralateral pyramidal, contralateral tectal and ipsilateral tegmental fibres. In addition, disynaptic facilitation was observed from ipsilateral pyramidal fibres on disynaptic contralateral pyramidal EPSPs. Transection of cortico-fugal fibres in the pyramid showed that the location of the interactions occurred in the lower brain stem, suggesting that reticulospinal neurones are
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