Cooperative mechanisms between leg joints of Carausius morosus. I. Nonspiking interneurons that contribute to interjoint coordination

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2964-2976

  Brunn, Dennis E ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERNEURON; JOINT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0031821213     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.6.2964     Document Type: Article

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