Mitochondrial distribution within the terminal neurite of the Pacinian corpuscle

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-58

  Bolanowski, S J ^a   Schuyler, J E ^a   Sulitka, D ^a   Pietras, B ^a  

^a Syracuse Institute for Sensory Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Filopodia; Mechanoreceptors; Mitochondria; Pacinian corpuscle; Transduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANORECEPTOR; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030001084     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990229609028911     Document Type: Article

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