Mechanisms and significance of reduced activity and responsiveness in resting frog tadpoles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1113-1125

  Lambert, Thomas D ^a,b   Howard, Jenny ^a   Plant, Andy ^a   Soffe, Steve ^a   Roberts, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cement gland; GABA; Immobility; Tadpole; Tonic inhibition; Trigeminal; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLAND; INSECT; LARVA; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REST; SECRETION; STIMULATION; SWIMMING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLANDS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INSECTS; LARVA; NEURAL INHIBITION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PYRIDAZINES; REST; SWIMMING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; INSECTA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 1942508896     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00866     Document Type: Article

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