Neuromusculature of the ovijector of Ascaris suum (Ascaroidea, nematoda): An ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 415, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 518-528

  Fellowes, R A ^a   Dougan, P M ^a   Maule, A G ^a   Marks, N J ^a   Halton, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle; Nematode; Nervous system; Neuropeptide; Vagina uteri; Vagina vera

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHALLOIDIN; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EGG LAYING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOFILAMENT; NERVE PLEXUS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; ASCARIS SUUM; FEMALE; FMRFAMIDE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEURONS; PHALLOIDINE; SEROTONIN; TUBULIN;

EID: 0033611306     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19991227)415:4<518::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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