Ventral neurons in the anterior nerve cord of amphioxus larvae. I. An inventory of cell types and synaptic patterns

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-211

  Lacalli, T C ^a,b   Kelly, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Branchiostoma; Central pattern generator; Locomotory control; Mauthner neurons; Reticulospinal neurons; Somite innervation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; LARVA; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SOMITE; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; ESCAPE REACTION; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LARVA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SOMITES; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING;

BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM;

EID: 0042354770     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10114     Document Type: Article

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