Characteristics of the anterior lateral line nerve input to the Mauthner cell

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3368-3377

  Mirjany, Mana ^a   Faber, Donald S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Escape; Lateral line; Mauthner; Startle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DENDRITE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GOLDFISH; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; DENDRITES; ESCAPE REACTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GOLDFISH; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

CARASSIUS AURATUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80053921814     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.056226     Document Type: Article

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