Ultrastructure and quantification of synapses in the insect nervous system

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-73

  Meinertzhagen, I A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Lamina cartridge; Musca domestica; Optic neuropile; Photoreceptor; Presynaptic ribbon; Serial section EM; Tetrad synapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030597007     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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