Preliminary in vitro functional evidence for reflex responses to noxious stimuli in the arms of Octopus vulgaris

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 447, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-105

  Hague, Theresa ^a   Florini, Michaela ^b   Andrews, Paul L R ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arms; Cephalopod; Directive 2010 63 EU; Nociception; Octopus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BRAIN; CEPHALOPOD; LIMB; NEUROLOGY; PREY CAPTURE;

EID: 84882597331     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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