Ultrastructural aspects of the 'statocyst' of Xenoturbella (Deuterostomia) cast doubt on its function as a georeceptor

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Israelsson, O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Motile cells; Refractile body; Statocyst; Xenoturbella

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SECRETION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPIDERMIS; EXOCYTOSIS; FLAGELLUM; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; WORM;

DEUTEROSTOMIA; XENOTURBELLA;

EID: 34249992225     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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