Interneurones in crab connectives (Carcinus maenas (L.)): giant fibres.
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Five intemeurones with cell bodies and dendritic trees in the brain have axons 40-60/im diameter in one oesophageal connective. The fibres are phasic and multimodal, responding to visual and tactile stimuli. They have complex adaptation properties and two are suppressed completely during certain movements of the animal. The role of the fibres in overt behaviour has not been revealed by electrical stimulation or by examination of output in free walking animals. Several smaller intemeurones in the connective are briefly described anatomically and physiologically.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of experimental biology
دوره 61 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974