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J Neurophysiol 92: 1958-1962, 2004. First published April 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/jn.00092.2004
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In Vivo Recordings of Bulbospinal Excitation in Adult Mouse Forelimb Motoneurons

Bror Alstermark* and Jun Ogawa*

Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Section of Physiology, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden

Submitted 29 January 2004; accepted in final form 13 April 2004

Here we report on pyramidal and reticulospinal excitation in forelimb motoneurons in the adult mouse using intracellular recordings in vivo. The results have been obtained in BALB/C mice, which were anesthetized with midazolam fentanyl/fluanison. In contrast to the rat, only weak and infrequent pyramidal excitation could be evoked with a minimal trisynaptic linkage. Disynaptic reticulospinal excitation could always be evoked, as well as monosynaptic excitation from the medial longitudinal fasciculus. The results suggest that the reticulospinal pathway in the mouse is important in voluntary motor control of the forelimbs and that the role of the corticospinal tract might be different in mouse compared with rat. Our study provides an opening for studying the effect of genetic manipulation on specified descending systems in the mouse in vivo.

Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: B. Alstermark Dept. of Integrative Medical Biology, Section of Physiology, Umeå Univ., S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden (E-mail: Bror.Alstermark{at}physiol.umu.se).




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