Is GABA present in the nervous system of acoel plathelminthes? An electron immunocytochemical study

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-27

  Bedini, Celina ^a   Lanfranchi, Alberto ^a   Santerini, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoels; Electron microscopy; GABA; Immunocytochemistry; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040750380     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356379     Document Type: Article

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