Do jellyfish have central nervous systems?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1215-1223

  Satterlie, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cnidaria; Jellyfish; Nerve net

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CNIDARIA; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SWIMMING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CNIDARIA; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 79955011700     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.043687     Document Type: Review

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