Activation of two forms of locomotion by a previously identified trigger interneuron for swimming in the medicinal leech

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-39

  Brodfuehrer, Peter D ^a   McCormick, Kathryn ^a   Tapyrik, Lauren ^a   Albano, Alfonso M ^a   Graybeal, Carolyn ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crawling; Hirudo; Leech; Locomotion; Multifunctional; Swimming; Trigger interneuron

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; INTERNEURON; LEECH; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SWIMMING; VENTRAL ROOT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INTERNEURONS; LEECHES; LOCOMOTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SWIMMING;

EID: 40149104960     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10158-007-0064-0     Document Type: Article

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