Comparative anatomy of vertebrate electroreceptors

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 74, Issue C, 1988, Pages 113-131

  Andres, K H ^a   von During M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRORECEPTOR; EPIDERMIS; FISH; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0023769254     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)63006-X     Document Type: Article

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