The central complex and the genetic dissection of locomotor behaviour

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 633-638

  Strauss, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; DROSOPHILA; GAIT; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMISPHERE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036901181     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(02)00385-9     Document Type: Review

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