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Stomatogastric — Stom a*to*gas tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth + E. gastric.] Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; as, the stomatogastric ganglion of certain Mollusca. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stomatogastric nervous system — The Stomatogastric Nervous System is a commonly studied neural network composed of several ganglia in arthropods that controls the motion of the gut and foregut. The network of neurons acts as a central pattern generator. It is a model system for … Wikipedia
stomatogastric — see recurrent nerve, stomogastric nervous system … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stomatogastric — stoma·to·gas·tric … English syllables
stomatogastric — |stōmə(ˌ)d.ō, |stämə(ˌ)d.ō+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stomat + gastric : of or relating to the mouth and the stomach; specifically : constituting a system of nerves that ramify over the anterior portion of the… … Useful english dictionary
nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… … Universalium
Model organism — Escherichia coli is a gram negative prokaryotic model organism … Wikipedia
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Central pattern generator — Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neural networks that produce rhythmic patterned outputs without sensory feedback.[1][2] CPGs have been shown to produce rhythmic outputs resembling normal rhythmic motor pattern production even in isolation… … Wikipedia
John R. Hetling — is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the departments of Bioengineering [http://www.uic.edu/depts/bioe/faculty/j hetling/index.htm] and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences… … Wikipedia
