Forces generated during stretch in the heart of the lobster Homarus americanus are anisotropic and are altered by neuromodulators.

Dickinson, E S; Johnson, A S; Ellers, O; Dickinson, P S

Dickinson, E S; Johnson, A S; Ellers, O; Dickinson, P S.

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Dickinson ES; Biology Department, Bowdoin College, 6500 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA.
Johnson AS; Biology Department, Bowdoin College, 6500 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA ajohnson@bowdoin.edu.
Ellers O; Biology Department, Bowdoin College, 6500 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA.
Dickinson PS; Biology Department, Bowdoin College, 6500 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA.

J Exp Biol ; 219(Pt 8): 1187-202, 2016 04 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26896540

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Anisotropy; Nephropidae/physiology; Neurotransmitter Agents/pharmacology; Stress, Mechanical; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena/drug effects; Ganglia, Invertebrate/drug effects; Ganglia, Invertebrate/physiology; Heart/drug effects; Nephropidae/drug effects; Neuropeptides/chemistry; Neuropeptides/pharmacology; Perfusion; Sodium Chloride

Key words

Biomechanics; Cardiac ganglion; Lengthtension curve; Neuromechanics; Stretch feedback

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress, Mechanical / Anisotropy / Neurotransmitter Agents / Nephropidae Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J Exp Biol Year: 2016 Document type: Article

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