Inhibitory synaptic drive patterns motoneuronal activity in rhythmic preparations of isolated thoracic ganglia in the stick insect

Brain Research

Volumn 783, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 262-271

  Büschges, Ansgar ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclic inhibition; Locomotion; Motoneuron; Potassium; Rhythm generation; Walking

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC AGENT; PILOCARPINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FEMUR; INSECT; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIBIA; WALKING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; ORTHOPTERA; PERIODICITY; POTASSIUM; SYNAPSES; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM;

EID: 0042742827     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01370-X     Document Type: Article

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