Sensory innervation of the ovotestis in the snail Helix aspersa

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 3913-3921

  Antkowiak, Tomasz ^a   Chase, Ronald ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Helix; Land snail; Oocyte; Oviposition; Ovotestis; Sensory innervation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GONAD; HELIX (SNAIL); HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STIMULATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GONADS; HELIX (SNAILS); MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OOCYTES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; INVERTEBRATA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 0345015544     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00625     Document Type: Article

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