Central circuitry in the jellyfish Aglantha digitale. III. The rootlet and pacemaker systems

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1797-1807

  Mackie, G O ^a   Meech, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aglantha digitale; Central circuitry; Cnidaria; Hydromedusan behaviour; Intracellular recording; Jellyfish; Locomotion; Motor giant axon; Nerve ring; Nervous system; Pacemaker system; Postsynaptic potential; Relay system; Rootlet interneurone; Syntaxin 1

Indexed keywords

AGLANTHA DIGITALE; ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0033922938     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.203.12.1797     Document Type: Article

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