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ReviewJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2008

Roles for inhibition: studies on networks controlling swimming in young frog tadpoles.

Alan Roberts, Wen-Chang Li, S R Soffe

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Review in Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Alan RobertsSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK. a.roberts@bristol.ac.uk
Wen-Chang Li
S R Soffe

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Medical Research CouncilWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hatchling frog tadpole provides a simple preparation where the fundamental roles for inhibition in the central nervous networks controlling behaviour can be examined. Antibody staining reveals the distribution of at least ten different populations of glycinergic and GABAergic neurons in the CNS. Single neuron recording and marker injections have been used to study the roles and anatomy of three types of inhibitory neuron in the swimming behaviour of the tadpole. Spinal commissural interneurons control alternation of the two sides by producing glycinergic reciprocal inhibition. By interacting with the special membrane properties of excitatory interneurons they also contribute to rhythm generation through post-inhibitory rebound. Spinal ascending interneurons produce recurrent glycinergic inhibition of sensory pathways that gates reflex responses during swimming. In addition their inhibition also limits firing in CPG neurons during swimming. Midhindbrain reticulospinal neurons are excited by pressure to the head and produce powerful GABAergic inhibition that stops swimming when the tadpole swims into solid objects. They may also produce tonic inhibition while the tadpole is at rest that reduces spontaneous swimming and responsiveness of the tadpole, keeping it still so it is not noticed by predators.

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AnimalsAnuraCentral Nervous SystemLarvaNerve NetNeural InhibitionNeuronsSwimming

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