The interneurons of the abdominal positioning system of the crayfish. How these neurons were established and their use as identified cells and command elements

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 241-247

  Larimer, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal positioning; Command elements, recruiting functional groups; Crayfish; Extension; Flexion; Lobster

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; FLEXOR MUSCLE; INTERNEURON; LOBSTER; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SYNAPSE;

ARTHROPODA; ASTACOIDEA; LOBSTER;

EID: 0033823166     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006658     Document Type: Article

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