Pharmacological analysis of tonic activity in motoneurons during stick insect walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1049-1061

  Westmark, Sandra ^a   Oliveira, Eugenio E ^a   Schmidt, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC AMP; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; OCTOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; GANGLION; INSECT; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STICK INSECT; TREADMILL; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WALKING;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; EGTAZIC ACID; FEMALE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; INSECTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MIANSERIN; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; OCTOPAMINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; WALKING;

EID: 68149165521     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91360.2008     Document Type: Article

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