Dynamics of neurons controlling movements of a locust hind leg: II. Flexor tibiae motor neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1731-1746

  Newland, Philip L ^a   Kondom, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HINDLIMB; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCUST; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030962015     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.4.1731     Document Type: Article

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