Comparative aspects of the chelicerate nervous systems

  • R. Wegerhoff
  • O. Breidbach
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Part of the Experientia Supplementum book series (EXS, volume 72)

Summary

Main features of the neuroanatomical organization of recent Chelicerata are described. Thereby, it is possible to characterize a general scheme of the chelicerate brain that includes neuropil regions as the “central body” and the “corpora pedunculata”. Application of immunohistochemistry allows a description of identified neurons associated with these neuropil regions. Such neurons have been characterized as being homologous in different arachnid species. The chapter discusses whether these neurons form part of a ground plan of the arachnid brain.

Keywords

Central Body Horseshoe Crab Ventral Nerve Cord Subesophageal Ganglion Longitudinal Tract 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • R. Wegerhoff
    • 1
  • O. Breidbach
    • 2
    • 3
  1. 1.Biochemisches Institut IKielGermany
  2. 2.Institut für Angewandte ZoologieBonnGermany
  3. 3.Fakultät und Institut für MathematikBochumGermany

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