A reexamination of the epithelial sensory cells of amphioxus (Branchiostoma)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-134

  Lacalli, Thurston C ^a   Hou, Shufen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Chemoreception; Cilium diversity; Mechanoreception; Rostral sensory cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0033120844     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.1999.80220005.x     Document Type: Article

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