Structure of the planarian central nervous system (CNS) revealed by neuronal cell markers

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-440

  Agata, Kiyokazu ^a   Soejima, Yukihiro ^a   Kato, Kentaro ^a   Kobayashi, Chiyoko ^a   Umesono, Yoshihiko ^a,b   Watanabe, Kenji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DUGESIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PLANARIA; TURBELLARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032372679     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.433     Document Type: Article

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