Coding and adaptation during mechanical stimulation in the leech nervous system

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 529, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 747-762

  Pinato, G ^a,b   Torre, V ^a,b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FORCE; GANGLION; LEECH; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PIPETTE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN STIMULATION; TIME; TOUCH; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PERCEPTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA; LEECHES; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; TOUCH;

EID: 0034671204     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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