Control of abdominal extension in the freely moving intact crayfish Cherax destructor. I. Activity of the tonic stretch receptor

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-181

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cherax destructor; Crayfish; Load compensation; Muscle receptor organ; Stretch receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032942055     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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