Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical observations of the nervous systems of three macrodasyidan gastrotrichs

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-178

  Hochberg, Rick ^a   Litvaitis, M K ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrotricha immunocytochemistry; Nervous system; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

NERVOUS SYSTEM;

DACTYLOPODOLA; DACTYLOPODOLA BALTICA; DOLICHODASYS; DOLICHODASYS ELONGATUS; GASTROTRICHA; INVERTEBRATA; MACRODASYIDA; MACRODASYS; MACRODASYS CAUDATUS;

EID: 0041709564     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2003.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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