Characterization of central axon terminals of putative stretch receptors in leeches

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 494, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 290-302

  Fan, Ruey Jane ^a   Friesen, W Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon; Hirudo; Morphology; Muscle receptors

Indexed keywords

ALEXA FLUOR HYDRAZIDE; DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRODE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GANGLION; LEECH; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NERVE CORD; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE ROOT; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPIKE; STRETCH RECEPTOR; SWIMMING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDRAZINES; INTERNEURONS; LEECHES; MECHANORECEPTORS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SYNAPSES;

EID: 29144445346     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20818     Document Type: Article

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