Tuning of electroreceptors in the blind cave salamander, proteus anguinus l

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 132-136

  Sclilegel, P A ^a,b   Roth, A ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroreceptor tuning; Primary fiber recording; Proteus anguinus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NERVE FIBERS; URODELA;

EID: 0030642018     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112987     Document Type: Article

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