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  • Title: The organization of flexion-evoking interneurons in the abdominal nerve cord of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii.
    Author: Larimer JL, Jellies J.
    Journal: J Exp Zool; 1983 Jun; 226(3):341-51. PubMed ID: 6886658.
    Abstract:
    Intracellular recording and dye injection was used to investigate the flexion-evoking interneurons in the isolated abdominal nerve cord of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. The interneurons described in this study have all of the characteristics of cells called flexion command fibers in earlier works. These interneurons show cell bodies in all of the abdominal ganglia, all are interganglionic, and those with posteriorly directed axons enter the terminal caudal ganglion. Some cells were found in as many as eight different preparations, supporting the idea that these interneurons are identified cells. In addition to presenting evidence for identities, evidence was obtained for serial homology in this premotor system. A summary of the general organization of the flexion premotor apparatus is offered. It consists primarily of parallel elements (command interneurons) that are either bipolar or monopolar whose axonal projections course to the terminal caudal ganglion or rostrally into the thoracic region, perhaps into the cerebral ganglion. When activated singly, these parallel elements do not recruit additional interneurons but there are data to suggest that several of these elements could act in concert and interact in a low-gain fashion to produce coordinated positioning behavior.
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