Studies of mechanoreceptors in skin of the snout of the echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-138

  Iggo, A ^a   Gregory, J E ^a   Proske, U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Echidna; Mechanoreceptor; Push rod; Sensory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECHIDNA; EPIDERMIS CELL; FACE; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; MAXILLA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MONOTREMATE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURFACE; TREMOR;

EID: 0029809699     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990229609051400     Document Type: Article

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