A wasp manipulates neuronal activity in the sub-esophageal ganglion to decrease the drive for walking in its cockroach prey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Gal, Ram ^a   Libersat, Frederic ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Turing Center for Living Systems CENTURI Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCAINE; VENOM; WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN; NEUROTOXIN; WASP VENOM;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; INSECT STING; LOCOMOTION; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREY; SUBESOPHAGEAL GANGLION; UPREGULATION; WALKING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GANGLION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCKROACHES; ESCAPE REACTION; GANGLIA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; NEUROTOXINS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WALKING; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

EID: 77956298807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010019     Document Type: Article

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