Modulation of membrane potential in mesothoracic moto- and interneurons during stick insect front-leg walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2772-2784

  Ludwar, Björn Ch ^a,b   Westmark, Sandra ^a   Büschges, Ansgar ^a   Schmidt, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; INTERNEURON; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATTERN GENERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THORAX; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INSECTS; INTERNEURONS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; WALKING;

EID: 24944487115     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00493.2005     Document Type: Article

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