Motor neurons control locomotor circuit function retrogradely via gap junctions

Jianren Song, Konstantinos Ampatzis, E. Rebecka Björnfors and Abdeljabbar El Manira ()
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Jianren Song: Karolinska Institute
Konstantinos Ampatzis: Karolinska Institute
E. Rebecka Björnfors: Karolinska Institute
Abdeljabbar El Manira: Karolinska Institute

Nature, 2016, vol. 529, issue 7586, 399-402

Abstract: WebMotor neurons in zebrafish are shown to be more than simply output neurons, since they are able to influence, through gap junctions, the strength of the input they receive from V2a interneurons and, thereby, the frequency and duration of locomotor activity.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nature16497

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