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Non-centralized and functionally localized nervous system of ophiuroids: evidence from topical anesthetic experiments

Ophiuroids locomote along the seafloor by coordinated rhythmic movements of multi-segmented arms. The mechanisms by which such coordinated movements are achieved are a focus of interest from the standpoints of neurobiology and robotics, because ophiuroids appear to lack a central nervous system that...

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Autores principales: Matsuzaka, Yoshiya, Sato, Eiki, Kano, Takeshi, Aonuma, Hitoshi, Ishiguro, Akio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5399548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28412715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.019836