Directional asymmetry in responses of local interneurons in the crayfish deutocerebrum to hydrodynamic stimulation of the lateral antennular flagellum

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2961-2968

  Mellon Jr , DeForest ^a   Humphrey, Joseph A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennule; Crustacean; Hydrodynamic

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CRAYFISH; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLAGELLUM; HISTOLOGY; INTERNEURON; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; WATER FLOW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLAGELLA; INTERNEURONS; ODORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ASTACOIDEA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 34548234043     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.003624     Document Type: Article

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