Recording field potentials from zebrafish larvae during escape responses

Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages A52-A58

  Monesson Olson, Bryan D ^a   Troconis, Eileen L ^a   Trapani, Josef G ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography (EMG); Electrophysiology; Escape responses; Field potentials; Mauthner cells; Motor behavior; Neurophysiology; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908310256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15442896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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