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Astacoidea

Known as: Astacoideas, crawdad, crawfish 
A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus… 
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AstacidaeAstacusCambarusProcambarus

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MalacostracaSubphylum Crustacea
MicrobiologicalShellfishaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A quantitative analysis of presynaptic calcium dynamics that contribute to short-term enhancement
Augmentation and posttetanic potentiation--two forms of short-term synaptic enhancement produced by repetitive presynaptic action… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mechanoreceptors for near-field water displacements in crayfish.
1. Mechanosensory hairs on the surface of the crayfish telson are dually innervated, one sensory cell responding to headward, the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Scorpion neurotoxin - a presynaptic toxin which affects both Na+ and K+ channels in axons.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Presynaptic Inhibition: Primary Afferent Depolarization in Crayfish Neurons
Inhibition of transmission between tactile sensory neurons and interneurons in the crayfish was investigated by intracellular… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Immunity in the invertebrates. The role of serum factors in phagocytosis of erythrocytes by haemocytes of the freshwater crayfish (Parachaeraps bicarinatus).
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Membrane enzyme systems. Molecular size determinations by radiation inactivation.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Phasic and tonic neuromuscular systems in the abdominal extensor muscles of the crayfish and rock lobster.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Evidence for Anion-Permselective Membrane in Crayfish Muscle Fibers and Its Possible Role in Excitation-Contraction Coupling
Under certain conditions only, isolated crayfish skeletal muscle fibers change in appearance, becoming grainy, darkening, and… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
On the functional anatomy of neuronal units in the abdominal cord of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (girard)
In a previous publication (Wiersma, '58) it was shown that a number of the neurons whose axons form the so-called… 
Highly Cited
1935
Highly Cited
1935
ACTION POTENTIALS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE CRAYFISH
Increase in temperature elicits an increase in the number of nerve impulses arising spontaneously from deafferented crayfish… 
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