Interneuronal basis of the generation of related but distinct motor programs in Aplysia: Implications for current neuronal models of vertebrate intralimb coordination

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 6228-6238

  Jing, Jian ^a   Weiss, Klaudiusz R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Central pattern generator; Egestion; Feeding; Ingestion; Interneuron; Intralimb coordination; Mollusc; Motor pattern selection; Motor program

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; FEEDING APPARATUS; INGESTION; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037101637     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-14-06228.2002     Document Type: Article

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