Nociceptive behavior and physiology of molluscs: Animal welfare implications

ILAR Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-195

  Crook, Robyn J ^a   Walters, Edgar T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Cephalopod; Ethics; Invertebrate; Mollusc; Nociception; Pain; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; CEPHALOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPOD; MOLLUSC; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CEPHALOPODA; MOLLUSCA; PAIN;

EID: 80052644445     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.52.2.185     Document Type: Review

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