Neuronal Networks Underlying the Escape Response in Goldfish
General Implications for Motor Controla
DONALD S. FABER,
JOSEPH R. FETCHO,
HENRI KORN,
DONALD S. FABER
Neurobiology Laboratory Department of Physiology SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14214
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Neurobiology Laboratory Department of Physiology SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14214
Search for more papers by this authorHENRI KORN
Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire (INSERM U261) Department des Biotechnologies Institut Pasteur Paris 15 France
Search for more papers by this authorDONALD S. FABER,
JOSEPH R. FETCHO,
HENRI KORN,
DONALD S. FABER
Neurobiology Laboratory Department of Physiology SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14214
Search for more papers by this authorJOSEPH R. FETCHO
Neurobiology Laboratory Department of Physiology SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, New York 14214
Search for more papers by this authorHENRI KORN
Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Cellulaire (INSERM U261) Department des Biotechnologies Institut Pasteur Paris 15 France
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The authors' research reviewed here was supported in part by NIH grants NS-15335 and NS-26539 and by INSERM.
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