ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF ELECTRIC ORGAN IN GYMNOTUS CARAPO

The electric organ of G. carapo is formed by linearly arrayed electroplaques which lie in four tubes on each side of the fish. In one tube the electroplaques are innervated on their rostral surfaces, in the others on the caudal. Both surfaces of each electroplaque produce spikes, and either can be...

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Main Authors: Bennett, Michael V. L., Grundfest, Harry
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1959
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194943/