Dynamics and reproducibility of a moderately complex sensory-motor response in the medicinal leech

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1783-1795

  Garcia Perez, Elizabeth ^a   Zoccolan, Davide ^a,c   Pinato, Giulietta ^a   Torre, Vincent ^a,b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EVOKED RESPONSE; LEECH; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MONITORING; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LEECHES; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

EID: 4143138810     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01240.2003     Document Type: Article

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