Somatotopic mapping of chordotonal organ neurons in a primitive ensiferan, the New Zealand tree weta Hemideina femorata: I. Femoral chordotonal organ

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 464, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 312-326

  Nishino, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central projection; Insecta; Insects; Nervous system; Sensory organ; Vibration detector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DORSAL ROOT; FEMUR; HEMIDEINA FEMORATA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG MOVEMENT; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE; TENDON; TIBIA; VENTRAL ROOT; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ORTHOPTERA; PROPRIOCEPTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0042354577     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10779     Document Type: Article

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