Presynaptic contributions to response shape in an auditory neuron of the grasshopper

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

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-294

  Boyan, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory neurons; Grasshopper; Information flow; Synaptic connections; Thorax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032897019     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050326     Document Type: Article

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