Fast synaptic connections from CBIs to pattern-generating neurons in Aplysia: Initiation and modification of motor programs

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2120-2136

  Hurwitz, Itay ^a,b   Kupfermann, Irving ^c   Weiss, Klaudiusz R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM;

APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BUCCAL GANGLION; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CEREBROBUCCAL INTERNEURON; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FAST SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERNEURON; MONOSYNAPTIC EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; HEXAMETHONIUM; INTERNEURONS; MOTOR NEURONS; MOUTH; MOVEMENT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0345316689     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00497.2002     Document Type: Article

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