Neuromuscular plasticity in the locust after permanent removal of an excitatory motoneuron of the extensor tibiae muscle

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 148-159

  Büschges, Ansgar ^a,d   Djokaj, Stefan ^b   Bässler, Dagmar ^a,c   Bässler, Ulrich ^a   Rathmayer, Werner ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c Naturwiss Technikum Dr Kunkele   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insect; Moteneuron; Muscle; Photoinactivation; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; LOCUST; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; LARVA; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 0343550472     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(200001)42:1<148::AID-NEU13>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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