Activity in descending dopaminergic neurons represents but is not required for leg movements in the fruit fly Drosophila

Physiological Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Tschida, Katherine ^a   Bhandawat, Vikas ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Drosophila; In vivo electrophysiology; Motor control; Neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEG MOVEMENT; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPIKE WAVE; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

EID: 85006117134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2051817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12322     Document Type: Article

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