Acetylcholinesterase activity in the developing and regenerating nervous system of the acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-392

  Bery, Amandine ^a,b   Martínez, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Acoela; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLATWORM; JUVENILE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTION;

ACOELA; ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SYMSAGITTIFERA;

EID: 79961166015     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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