Somatic motoneurones in amphioxus larvae: Cell types, cell position and innervation patterns

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-124

  Lacalli, Thurston C ^a   Kelly, Samantha J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Motoneurone subtypes; Somite innervation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CHORDATA; INNERVATION; LARVA; MITOCHONDRION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CORD; NONHUMAN; POSITION; PSEUDOPODIUM; SOMITE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033121035     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.1999.80220004.x     Document Type: Article

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