Differential activation of octopaminergic (DUM) neurones via proprioceptors responding to flight muscle contractions in the locust

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 3555-3564

  Morris, O T ^a   Duch, C ^b   Stevenson, P A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DUM neurone; Flight muscle; Locust; Locusta migratoria; Neuromodulation; Octopaminergic neurone; Schistocerca gregaria; Sensory feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033403750     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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