Fine structural correlates of sensitivity in the eyes of the ctenid spider, Cupiennius salei Keys

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-430

  Grusch, M ^a   Barth, F G ^a   Eguchi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Absolute sensitivity; Cupiennius salei; Membrane turnover; Rhabdomere fine structure; Spider eye

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; SENSIBILITY; SPIDER; VISION;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CTENIDAE; CUPIENNIUS SALEI;

EID: 0030754678     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(97)80028-6     Document Type: Article

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