Sensory characteristics of the P afferent neurone of the crab thoracic- coxal muscle receptor organ

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-289

  Wildman, M H ^a,b   Cannone, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustacean; Muscle receptor; Nonspiking; Receptor potentials; Sensory neurone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0030218910     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00222794     Document Type: Article

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