Identifiable neurons inhibited by Earth-strength magnetic stimuli in the mollusc Tritonia diomedea

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1043-1049

  Wang, John H ^a   Cain, Shaun D ^b   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic; Magnetoreception; Mollusc; Navigation; Orientation; Tritonia diomedea

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAIL; UNITED STATES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COBALT; ELECTROMAGNETICS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; SNAILS; WASHINGTON;

ANIMALIA; DIOMEDEA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; TRITONIA DIOMEDIA;

EID: 1642286998     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00864     Document Type: Article

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