Evolution of the muthner axon cap

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-187

  Bierman, Hilary S ^a,d   Zottoli, Steven J ^c   Hale, Melina E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative anatomy; Evolution; Fish; Mauthner cell; Phylogeny; Startle response

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; FISH; GLIA; INTERNEURON; MAUTHNER CELL; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SPECIES COMPARISON; STARTLE REFLEX; TADPOLE; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CELL;

AMPHIBIA; DIPNOI; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; FISHES; NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 66149139811     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000222562     Document Type: Article

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