Synaptic organization of the uniglomerular projection neurons of the antennal lobe of the moth Manduca sexta: A laser scanning confocal and electron microscopic study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 379, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-20

  Sun, X J ^a,b   Tolbert, L P ^a   Hildebrand, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

biocytin; insect; neurobiotin; olfaction; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; BIOTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MANDUCA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; SENSE ORGANS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0031058585     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970303)379:1<2::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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