Nematode Neurons: Anatomy and Anatomical Methods in Caenorhabditis elegans

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-35

  Hall, David H ^a   Lints, Robyn ^a   Altun, Zeynep ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DENDRITES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33646111922     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(05)69001-0     Document Type: Review

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