Table 2.
Impact of pharmacologically or electrically evoked fictive locomotion on the membrane potential of spinal inspiratory and expiratory neurons
Cell type | N | Number of neurons tested |
Locomotion-induced membrane oscillations | ||
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NMA/5HT only | SCA stimulation only | Both | |||
Inspiratory | |||||
Cervical MN | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0/7 | |
Thoracic MN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
Cervical IN | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0/9 |
Thoracic IN | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | ||
Expiratory | |||||
Thoracic MN | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6/6 |
Lumbar MN | 8 | 8 | 8/8 | ||
Thoracic IN | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4/4 | |
Lumbar IN | 7 | 7 | 7/7 |
MN, motoneuron; IN, interneuron; SCA, sacrocaudal afferent.