Interneuronal and motor patterns during crawling behavior of semi-intact leeches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1369-1381

  Baader, A P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

behavioral switch; Hirudo; intracellular recordings; leech; locomotion; medicinalis; motor pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GANGLION; INTERNEURON; LEECH; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; INTERNEURONS; LEECHES; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE NET;

EID: 0031150013     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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