A neurochemical map of the developing amphioxus nervous system

A neurochemical map of the developing amphioxus nervous system

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Amphioxus, representing the most basal group of living chordates, is the best available proxy for the last invertebrate ancestor of the chordates. Although the central nervous system (CNS) of amphioxus comprises only about 20,000 neu...

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Main Authors: Candiani Simona, Moronti Luca, Ramoino Paola, Schubert Michael, Pestarino Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Subjects:
<it>Branchiostoma</it>
Cephalochordate
Chordate evolution
Lancelet
Neural patterning
Neurotransmitter
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/13/59

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