Novel bridge of axon-like processes of epithelial cells in the aboral sense organ of ctenophores

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-120

  Tamm, Sidney L ^a   Tamm, Signhild ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon like epithelial processes; Balancer cilia; Bridge; Ctenophore apical organ

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CELL POLARITY; COELENTERATE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSE ORGAN; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; CTENOPHORA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SENSE ORGANS; SYNAPSES;

BEROIDA; CTENOPHORA (COELENTERATES); CYDIPPIDA; MNEMIOPSIS; PLEUROBRACHIA;

EID: 0036830069     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10019     Document Type: Article

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