Ultrastructure of the Eimer's organ of the star-nosed mole

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 365, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-354

  Catania, Kenneth C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

epidermis; insectivore; mechanoreceptor; skin; tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOLES; NERVE ENDINGS; SENSE ORGANS;

EID: 0030065207     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960212)365:3<343::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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