Multi-joint coordination during walking and foothold searching in the Blaberus cockroach. II. Extensor motor neuron pattern

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3337-3350

  Tryba, Andrew K ^a,b   Ritzmann, Roy E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCKROACH; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOOT; LEG; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0034131160     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.6.3337     Document Type: Article

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