Gustatory processing in thoracic local circuits of locusts

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 8324-8333

  Rogers, Stephen M ^a,b   Newland, Philip L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemosensory processing; Grasshopper; Local circuits; Motor neuron; Spiking local interneuron; Taste; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; NICOTINE TARTRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; HINDLIMB; LOCUST; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; TASTE DISORDER;

EID: 0037107179     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-18-08324.2002     Document Type: Article

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