Serotonin and FMRFamide immunoreactive elements in the nervous system of freshwater bryozoans (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata).

Dokl Biol Sci

Faculty of Biology and Soil Science, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7-9, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia.

Published: January 2014

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