Ultrastructure of synapses in the first-evolved nervous systems

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 735-746

  Westfall, Jane A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; EVOLUTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030476409     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284838     Document Type: Article

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