A muscarinic cholinergic mechanism underlies activation of the central pattern generator for locust flight

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2346-2357

  Buhl, Edgar ^a   Schildberger, Klaus ^a   Stevenson, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Behaviour; Identified neurone; Invertebrate; Octopamine; Tyramine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OCTOPAMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLYING; GRASSHOPPER; INTERNEURON; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WIND;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINES; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GRASSHOPPERS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; OCTOPAMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PILOCARPINE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; WIND;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 49749101651     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017384     Document Type: Article

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