Appropriate locomotion requires the coordination of muscle activities on the left and right sides of the body.
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Wild-type mice display four basic gaits: two alternating gaits, walk and trot; one synchronous gait, bound; and an intermediate gait, gallop.
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In zebrafish larvae, two groups of excitatory neurons have been shown to be involved in rhythm generation and the excitatory drive in locomotor circuits: the MCoD neurons (which belong to the V0V group of neurons and the circumferential ipsilaterally descending (CiD) neurons
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