Relative roles of the S cell network and parallel interneuronal pathways in the whole-body shortening reflex of the medicinal leech

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1114-1123

  Shaw, Brian K ^a,b   Kristan Jr , William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LEECH; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NERVE LESION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0032879937     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.3.1114     Document Type: Article

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