Variability of motor neuron spike timing maintains and shapes contractions of the accessory radula closer muscle of Aplysia

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 7056-7070

  Zhurov, Yuriy ^a   Brezina, Vladimir ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Motor control; Neural code; Neuromodulators; Neuromuscular system; Spike timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE; FEEDING; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SLOW MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; APLYSIA; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33745939389     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5277-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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