Multimodal convergence of presynaptic afferent inhibition in insect proprioceptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 512-514

  Stein, Wolfgang ^a   Schmitz, Josef ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; HYPOTHESIS; INSECT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032814476     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.512     Document Type: Article

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