Neural parameters contributing to temperature compensation in the flight CPG of the locust, Locusta migratoria

Brain Research

Volumn 734, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 213-222

  Xu, Hongjian ^a,b   Robertson, R Meldrum ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight; Insect; Locust; Membrane potential; Motor pattern; PSP amplitude; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LOCUST; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030599149     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00635-X     Document Type: Article

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