Abstract
This chapter deals with the neurons that constitute the majority of spinal neurons and are the main source of input to motoneurons, and therefore of critical importance for all motor reactions. The description of spinal interneurons focuses on the properties of their main populations and on the operation of basic interneuronal networks, both in animals and humans.
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Abbreviations
- 5-HT:
-
Serotonin
- C T and L segments:
-
Cervical thoracic and lumbar spinal cord segments
- EPSPs:
-
Excitatory postsynaptic potentials
- GABA:
-
Gamma aminobutyric acid
- HRP:
-
Horseradish peroxidise
- IPSPs:
-
Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
- NA:
-
Noradrenaline
- VGLUT1:
-
Vesicular glutamate transporter one
- VGLUT2:
-
Vesicular glutamate transporter two
- WGA:
-
Wheat germ agglutinin
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Jankowska, E. (2021). Spinal Interneurons. In: Pfaff, D.W., Volkow, N.D., Rubenstein, J. (eds) Neuroscience in the 21st Century. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6434-1_34-3
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