Control of flexor motoneuron activity during single leg walking of the stick insect on an electronically controlled treadwheel

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-251

  Gabriel, Jens Peter ^a   Scharstein, Hans ^a   Schmidt, Joachim ^a   Büschges, Ansgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flexor motoneurons; Load processing; Motoneuron recruitment; Stick insect; Treadwheel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FRICTION; GAIT; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INSECT; LEG MOVEMENT; LOADING TEST; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; INSECTS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 0042123868     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10237     Document Type: Article

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