Rhopalia are integrated parts of the central nervous system in box jellyfish

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 333-343

  Garm, A ^a   Ekstrom P ^a   Boudes, M ^b   Nilsson, D E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

CNS; Eyes; Rhopalia; Synapse; Tripedalia cystophora, jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; JELLYFISH; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPSE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISION;

ANIMALS; CUBOZOA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

CUBOMEDUSAE; CUBOZOA; RHOPALIA; TRIPEDALIA CYSTOPHORA;

EID: 33745909937     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-0134-8     Document Type: Article

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