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

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-216

  Westfall, Jane A ^a   Sayyar, Kelley L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; SEA ANEMONE; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; SEA ANEMONES; SYNAPSES;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; CALLIACTIS PARASITICA; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0031149384     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199705)232:2<207::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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