The neuronal targets for GABAergic reticulospinal inhibition that stops swimming in hatchling frog tadpoles

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-37

  Li, W C ^a   Perrins, R ^a   Walford, A ^a   Roberts, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GABA; Reticulospinal; Swimming; Trigeminal; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037263707     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0372-0     Document Type: Article

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