Innervation of ascidian siphons and their responses to stimulation

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1146-1162

  Mackie, G O ^a   Burighel, P ^b   Caicci, F ^b   Manni, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGY; MUSCLE;

SENSORY CELLS; SENSORY NEURONS; TENTACLE BASES; VIBRATION SENSITIVITY;

CELLS;

INVERTEBRATE; MUSCLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CORELLA INFLATA; CORELLA WILLMERIANA;

EID: 33845361693     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-106     Document Type: Article

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