Evolution and development of brain sensory organs in molgulid ascidians

Evolution and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 170-179

  Jeffery, William R ^a,b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

EVOLUTION; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHIMERA; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SENSE ORGAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UROCHORDATA; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; CHIMERA; EVOLUTION; MELANOCYTES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; SENSE ORGANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLGULA; MOLGULA OCCIDENTALIS; MOLGULA OCCULTA; MOLGULA OCULATA;

EID: 2342650143     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2004.04022.x     Document Type: Article

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