Neurons controlling jumping in froghopper insects

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 507, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1065-1075

  Bräunig, Peter ^a   Burrows, Malcolm ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dorsal unpaired median neurons; Ganglion; Jumping; Motor neurons; Muscle

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; GANGLION; JUMPING; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NEURITE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; HEMIPTERA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES;

EID: 38949183673     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21601     Document Type: Article

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