Central synapses of spinal motoneurons innervating the trunk swimming muscles of Xenopus laevis embryos

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 371-384

  Roberts, A ^a   Walford, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Gap junctions; Locomotion; Swimming; Synapse fine structure

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FEEDBACK; GAP JUNCTIONS; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; SYNAPSES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030330743     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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