Ultrastructure of neurons and synapses in the tentacle gastrodermis of the sea anemone Calliactis parasitica

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-223

  Westfall, Jane A ^a   Sayyar, Kelley L ^a   Bone, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031056336     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199703)231:3<217::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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