Nitric oxide induces aspects of egg-laying behavior in Aplysia

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2388-2396

  Miller, Nimrod ^a   Katzoff, Ayelet ^a   Susswein, Abraham J ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Egg laying; Feed back; Feed forward; Motor coordination; Nitric oxide; NO

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APLYSIA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; NERVE CELL; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMMATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; APLYSIA CALIFORNICA; APLYSIA FASCIATA;

EID: 50649105282     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015040     Document Type: Article

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