Organization and physiology of posterior lateral line afferent neurons in larval zebrafish

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 402-405

  Liao, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent neuron; Electrophysiology; Hydrodynamics; Lateral line ganglion; Neuromast; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOVEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SENSORY SYSTEM;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77953782678     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0995     Document Type: Article

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