Topographic organization of the pectine neuropils in scorpions : an analysis of chemosensory afferents and the projection pattern in the central nervous system /
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Author / Creator: | Drozd, Denise, author. |
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Imprint: | Wiesbaden, Germany : Springer Spektrum, 2019. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 47 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | BestMasters, 2625-3577 BestMasters, |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11781227 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Acknowledgement; Contents; Table of Figures; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Chemo- and mechanoreception in arthropods; 1.1.1 Chemosensitive structures in arthropods; 1.1.2 Mechanosensitive structures in arthropods; 1.2 Processing of sensory information in the arthropod nervous system; 1.3 Sensory structures in arachnids; 1.4 Mechano- and chemoreceptors in arachnids; 1.4.1 Sensory appendages in scorpions
- the pectines; 1.4.2 The nervous system of scorpions and the pectine neuropil; 1.5 Goal of this thesis; 2 Material and methods; 2.1 Animals
- Mesobuthus eupeus
- 2.2 Backfill of afferents fibers2.3 Dissection, embedding and sectioning; 2.4 Immunohistochemistry and mounting; 2.5 Microscopy and image analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 Establishment of methods; 3.2 Structural analysis of the posterior pectine neuropil and associated tracts; 3.3 Projection areas of sensory afferents; 4 Discussion; 4.1 Discussion of methods; 4.2 Analysis of the architecture of the posterior pectine neuropil; 4.2.1 The structure of the disc-like area; 4.2.2 The structure of the cap-like area and the large lobulus area; 4.2.3 Somatotopic innervation of the pectine neuropil
- 5 Conclusion5.1 Outlook; References; Appendix; A 1 Chemicals; A 2 Solutions; A 3 Tools and equipment