Comparative immunohistochemical investigation on the nervous system of two species of Arthrotardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Tardigrada)

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Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-235

  Schulze, Corinna ^a   Neves, Ricardo C ^b   Schmidt Rhaesa, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecdysozoa; Evolution; Immunohistochemistry; Panarthropoda; Subpharyngeal ganglion; Tripartite brain

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; MICROORGANISM; MORPHOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TAXONOMY; THERMOPHILY;

ACTINARCTUS DORYPHORUS OCELLATUS; ARTHROTARDIGRADA; BATILLIPES PENNAKI; ECDYSOZOA; HETEROTARDIGRADA; PANARTHROPODA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84897384212     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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