Control of abdominal extension in the freely moving intact crayfish Cherax destructor. II. Activity of the superficial extensor motor neurones

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-191

  McCarthy, Bernard J ^a   Macmillan, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal posture; Cherax destructor; Crayfish; Load compensation; Motor control; Stretch receptor; Superficial extensor motor neurone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032915038     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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