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Aneural Organisms in Neurobiology pp 91–110Cite as

Contractility of Muscle Cells and Non-Muscular Contractile Cells

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Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 13))

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To fully understand the roots of our current concern over the application of biological techniques to behavior, one needs to consider the pioneering work of Darwin, Pavlov and Mendel. The works of each of these men provided radical insights into comparative aspects of behavior in different species; physiological responses to behavioral conditioning and a methodology for understanding the hereditary basis for behavioral traits in living organisms.

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Ettienne, E.M. (1975). Contractility of Muscle Cells and Non-Muscular Contractile Cells. In: Eisenstein, E.M. (eds) Aneural Organisms in Neurobiology. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4473-5_7

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