Histochemical detection of different neurotransmitters in the digestive tract of Nautilus pompilius L. (Cephalopoda)

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Westermann, B ^a,b   Schipp, R ^b   Hempelmann, G ^c  

^a Inst F Allg Und Spezielle Zool   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Abt Anasthesiol Intensivmed S   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Catecholamines; Digestive tract; FMRF amide; Nautilus pompilius

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037513122     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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