Leg kinematics and muscle activity during treadmill running in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis: I. Slow running

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

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-22

  Watson, J T ^a   Ritzmann, R E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Kinematics; Locomotion; Slow motor neurons; Tripod gait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLATTARIA;

EID: 0031941416     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050153     Document Type: Article

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