Load sensing and control of posture and locomotion

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-286

  Zill, Sasha ^a   Schmitz, Josef ^b   Büschges, Ansgar ^c  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Campaniform sensilla; Insect locomotion; Interneurons

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSECT; INTERNEURON; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STANDING; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 3242782648     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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