Giant fibres and directional statocyst fibres : a study of interneurons between the brain and thoracic nervous system in the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.)

A group of five giant fibres. (40 - 6ojx in diameter) occurs in both oesophageal connectives of Caroinus maenas (L.) and similarly in three other species of crab investigated. Four of these fibres react to visual and tactile stimuli in a phasic numner. They seem to be subjected to excitatory and inh...

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Main Author: Fraser, Peter John
Published: University of Aberdeen 1973
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.592453