Assessing ultrastructure of crustacean and insect neuromuscular junctions

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-58

  Atwood, H L ^b   Cooper, R L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active zone; Crustacean; Insect; Neuromuscular; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CRUSTACEA; INSECT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030597011     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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