Activity of neuromodulatory neurones during stepping of a single insect leg

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-61

  Mentel, Tim ^a   Weiler, Violetta ^a   Büschges, Ansgar ^a   Pflüger, Hans Joachim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DUM neurone; Locomotion; Neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

OCTOPAMINE;

CYTOLOGY; INSECT; LOCOMOTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; INSECTS; NEURONS; OCTOPAMINE; WALKING;

HEXAPODA; PHASMATODEA;

EID: 38349022266     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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