The abdominal motor system of the crayfish, Cherax destructor. I. Morphology and physiology of the superficial extensor motor neurons

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 583-601

  Drummond, J M ^a,b   Macmillan, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal extensor motor neurons; Crayfish; Morphology; Physiology; Stretch receptors

Indexed keywords

CHERAX DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 0031731534     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050284     Document Type: Article

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