Comparison of identified leg motoneuron structure and function between larval and adult Manduca sexta

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

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 327-336

  Rose, U ^a,b   Levine, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Insect; Metamorphosis; Motoneuron; Properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034063641     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050433     Document Type: Article

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