Electrophysiological evidence of synaptic interactions within chemosensory sensilla of scorpion pectines

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-307

  Gaffin, D D ^a,b   Brownell, P H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory; Electrophysiology; Scorpion; Sensilla; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCORPION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SCORPIONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0031238764     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050116     Document Type: Article

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