Immunohistochemical analysis and 3D reconstruction of the cephalic nervous system in Chaetognatha: Insights into the evolution of an early bilaterian brain?

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-104

  Rieger, Verena ^a,b   Perez, Yvan ^c   Müller, Carsten H G ^b   Lipke, Elisabeth ^a   Sombke, Andy ^b   Hansson, Bill S ^b   Harzsch, Steffen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Bilateria; Evolution; Immunohistochemistry; Neurophylogeny; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

BILATERIA; CHAETOGNATHA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; PROTOSTOMIA;

EID: 77951662165     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2010.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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