WB Kristan

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(11), Cephalopods and Marine Biology(11), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(5), Leech Biology and Applications(5), Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation(2)

Publications13 total

Crawling in the leech is produced by a central pattern generator
UCL Discovery (University College London)·1995
Developmental regulation of segment-specific cholinergic receptors on Retzius neurons in the medicinal leech
Journal of Neuroscience·1993· 23 citedOpen Access
Distributed processing of sensory information in the leech. II. Identification of interneurons contributing to the local bending reflex
Journal of Neuroscience·1990· 127 citedOpen Access
Distributed processing of sensory information in the leech. I. Input- output relations of the local bending reflex
Journal of Neuroscience·1990· 88 citedOpen Access
Peripheral target choice by homologous neurons during embryogenesis of the medicinal leech. II. Innervation of ectopic reproductive tissue by nonreproductive Retzius cells
Journal of Neuroscience·1989· 37 citedOpen Access
Peripheral target choice by homologous neurons during embryogenesis of the medicinal leech. I. Segment-specific preferences of Retzius cells
Journal of Neuroscience·1989· 20 citedOpen Access
Embryonic assembly of a complex muscle is directed by a single identified cell in the medicinal leech.
PubMed·1988· 42 cited
Embryonic assembly of a complex muscle is directed by a single identified cell in the medicinal leech
Journal of Neuroscience·1988· 52 citedOpen Access
Morphological changes in leech Retzius neurons after target contact during embryogenesis
Journal of Neuroscience·1987· 92 citedOpen Access
Segment-specific morphogenesis of leech Retzius neurons requires particular peripheral targets
Journal of Neuroscience·1987· 76 citedOpen Access
Physiological and morphological analysis of synaptic transmission between leech motor neurons
Journal of Neuroscience·1985· 73 citedOpen Access
The dual role of serotonin in leech swimming.
PubMed·1984· 69 cited
Neurons controlling the initiation, generation and modulation of leech swimming.
PubMed·1983· 41 cited

Frequent Co-authors

John Jellies(4), CM Loer(4), SR Lockery(2), B Granzow(1), W. Otto Friesen(1), Michael P. Nusbaum(1), Weeks Jc(1), KA French(1), Lidia Szczupak(1), F. James Eisenhart(1), TW Cacciatore(1)