Article
Ectopic sensory neurons in mutant cockroaches compete with normal cells for central targets.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 1992
Bacon J P, Blagburn J M
Abstract excerpt
The cercus of the first instar cockroach, Periplaneta americana, bears two filiform hairs, lateral (L) and medial (M), each of which is innervated by a single sensory neuron. These project into the terminal ganglion of the CNS where they make synaptic connections with a number of ascending intern...
Topics
- Animals
- Central Nervous System
- Cockroaches
- Electrophysiology
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Mutation
- Neurons, Afferent
- Synapses