Inhibitory and excitatory responses of olfactory receptor neurons of Xenopus laevis tadpoles to stimulation with amino acids

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 997-1003

  Vogler, Christina ^a   Schild, Detlev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Olfaction; Olfactory neuron; Tadpole; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032901791     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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