A field potential analysis of the electromotor system in Gymnotus carapo

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 827-835

  Caputi, A ^a   Aguilera, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Electric fish; Electromotor system; Motor control; Neural networks; Synchronism

Indexed keywords

GYMNOTUS CARAPO;

EID: 0030480775     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00207361     Document Type: Article

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