An immunocytochemical and ultrastructural study of the nervous and muscular systems of Xenoturbella westbladi (Bilateria inc. sed.)

Zoomorphology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-118

  Raikova, Olga I ^b   Reuter, Maria ^a   Jondelius, Ulf ^c   Gustafsson, Margaretha K S ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERIA; BIVALVIA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; EUKARYOTA; MOLLUSCA; PLATYHELMINTHES; XENOTURBELLA WESTBLADI; XENOTURBELLIDA;

EID: 0034357481     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004350000028     Document Type: Article

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