Frequency specificity of vibration dependent discharge of nematocysts in sea anemones

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 582-593

  Watson, Glen M ^a   Mire, Patricia ^a   Hudson, Renee R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MECHANORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEA ANEMONE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SEA ANEMONES; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032529736     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980815)281:6<582::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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