Novel afferent terminal structure in the crista ampullaris of the goldfish, Carassius auratus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 366, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 572-579

  Lanford, Pamela J ^a   Popper, Arthur N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

ear; electron microscopy; morphology; synapse; vestibular

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOLDFISH; HAIR CELL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; GOLDFISH; HAIR CELLS, VESTIBULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE ENDINGS; SYNAPSES; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0029912940     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960318)366:4<572::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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