Characterization of a descending pathway: Activation and effects on motor patterns in the brachyuran crustacean stomatogastric nervous system

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2624-2637

  Hedrich, Ulrike B S ^a   Stein, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer crabs; Central pattern generation; Descending control; Stomatogastric ganglion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; ESOPHAGUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; PYLORUS;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ESOPHAGUS; MOTOR NEURONS; PYLORUS;

BRACHYURAN; CANCER (CRUSTACEAN); CANCER PAGURUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 52649136640     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.019711     Document Type: Article

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