Entrainment of leech swimming activity by the ventral stretch receptor

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 939-949

  Yu, Xintian ^a,b   Friesen, W Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Feedback; Hirudo; Locomotion; Phase

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LEECH; MECHANORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEEDBACK; LEECHES; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 11244283743     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0549-9     Document Type: Article

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