On the autonomic nervous and chromaffin control systems of lungfish

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 363-368

  Nilsson, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomic innervations; Chromaffin system; Dipnoans; Lungfish

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FISH; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

DIPNOI; LEPIDOSIREN; NEOCERATODUS; PROTOPTERUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78049233815     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2010.024     Document Type: Article

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