Long-Lasting Activation of Rhythmic Neuronal Activity by a Novel Mechanosensory System in the Crustacean Stomatogastric Nervous System

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 78-91

  Beenhakker, Mark P ^a   Blitz, Dawn M ^a   Nusbaum, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; FEEDING; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; MASTICATION; MODULATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CRUSTACEA; DECAMETHONIUM COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; STOMACH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347088842     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00741.2003     Document Type: Article

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