The nematocyst: A molecular map of the cnidarian stinging organelle

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 6-8, 2012, Pages 577-582

  Beckmann, Anna ^a   Özbek, Suat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal metazoa; Cnidocyst; Hydra; Matrix; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL TYPE; CNIDARIA; CNIDOCYST; CNIDOCYTE; EVOLUTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GOLGI COMPLEX; LOCOMOTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MAPPING; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATOCYST; NEMATOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDRA; NEMATOCYST;

ANIMALIA; CNIDARIA; HYDRA; METAZOA;

EID: 84864433135     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.113472ab     Document Type: Article

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