Odour representation in honeybee olfactory glomeruli shows slow temporal dynamics: An optical recording study using a voltage-sensitive dye

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 877-886

  Galizia, C Giovanni ^a   Küttner, Armin ^a   Joerges, Jasdan ^a   Menzel, Randolf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antennal lobe; Apis mellifera; Membrane potential; Olfactory coding

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CITRAL; CLOVE OIL; HEXANAL; HEXANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HONEYBEE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0342748549     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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