High-voltage electron microscopy and 3-D reconstruction of solitary chemosensory cells in the anterior dorsal fin of the gadid fish Ciliata mustela (teleostei)

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-69

  Kotrschal, Kurt ^a   Royer, Suzanne ^b,c,d   Kinnamon, John C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Facial nerve lobe; Skin; Synapses; Taste

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TELEOST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032419492     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4046     Document Type: Article

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