Spatial organization of olfactory receptor neurons on the antenna of the cabbage looper moth

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

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 433-442

  Grant, A J ^a,b   Riendeau, C J ^b   O'Connell, R J ^b  

^a Worcester Found for Biomed Res ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Noctuidae; Pheromone; Sensilla trichodea; Single cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031735498     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050269     Document Type: Article

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