Ultrastructure and differentiation of the larval esophageal muscle cells of the starfish pisaster ochraceus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-18

  Crawford, B ^a   Martin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle differentiation; Pisaster ochraceus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PISASTER OCHRACEUS;

EID: 0031839331     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199807)237:1<1::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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