Photosensitivity of the central nervous system of Limulus polyphemus

Zoological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 731-737

  Mori, Kazuo ^a   Kuramoto, Taketeru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

CNS; Limulus; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GANGLION; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; LIMULUS; MOTONEURON; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; HORSESHOE CRABS; LIGHT; MOTOR NEURONS; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 4344690598     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.21.731     Document Type: Article

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