The presence and distribution of RFamide-like immunoreactive nerve fibers in scyphistomae of Aurelia aurita

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-266

  Sakaguchi, Masahiko ^a   Imai, Yuki ^a   Nomoto, Satoshi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aurelia aurita; Cnidaria; Immunocytochemistry; Neuroanatomy; Neuron; Neuropeptide; Polyp; RF amide; Scyphistomae; Scyphozoan

Indexed keywords

ARGINYLPHENYLALANYLAMIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; AURELIA AURITA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA; SCYPHOMEDUSAE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0032905691     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(99)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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