Positive feedback as a general mechanism for sustaining rhythmic and non-rhythmic activity

Journal of Physiology - Paris

Volumn 89, Issue 4-6, 1995, Pages 241-248

  Roberts, A ^a   Perrins, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

central pattern generator; locomotion; motoneuron; spinal cord; Xenopus embryo

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATTERN GENERATOR; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SWIMMING; SYNAPSE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PERIODICITY; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; SYNAPSES; XENOPUS;

EID: 0029552656     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4257(96)83640-0     Document Type: Article

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