Humidity-dependent cold cells on the antenna of the stick insect

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3851-3858

  Tichy, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; INSECT; MOISTURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STICK INSECT; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

ANIMALS; COLD; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, CLOSED; HUMIDITY; INSECTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PRESSURE; SENSE ORGANS; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMORECEPTORS; WATER;

EID: 34447509899     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00097.2007     Document Type: Article

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