Synaptic dimorphism in Onychophoran cephalic ganglia

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 261-267

  Pena Contreras Z ^a   Mendoza Briceno R V ^a   Miranda Contreras, L ^a   Palacios Pru E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cephalic ganglia; Evolution; Onychophora; Peripatus; Synapses; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GANGLION; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GANGLIA; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ONYCHOPHORA; PERIPATUS;

EID: 47849130610     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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