Model of P- and T-electroreceptors of weakly electric fish

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2513-2526

  Kashimori, Yoshiki ^a   Goto, Mituyuki ^a   Kambara, Takeshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORECEPTOR; LATENT PERIOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

EID: 0030051030     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79823-5     Document Type: Article

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