Time coding in the midbrain of mormyrid electric fish. I. Physiology and anatomy of cells in the nucleus exterolateralis pars anterior

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

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-130

  Amagai, S ^a,b   Friedman, M A ^a   Hopkins, C D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric communication; Electric fish; Electroreception; Knollenorgan; Mormyrid electric fish

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENCEPHALON; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; MORMYRIDAE;

EID: 0032004978     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050163     Document Type: Article

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