Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Hierarchical control of locomotion by distinct types of spinal V2a interneurons in zebrafish

  • Evdokia Menelaou,
  • David L. McLean

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12240-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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V2a excitatory interneurons in the spinal cord are important for coordinating locomotion. Here the authors describe two types of V2a neuron with differences in higher order and lower order connectivity in larval zebrafish.