Development and regeneration of the electric organ

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1427-1434

  Zakon, Harold H ^a   Unguez, Graciela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Denervation; Electric fish; Electric organ; Motor neuron; Muscle; Myosin; Regeneration; Sarcomere; Sternopygus; Torpedo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; MUSCLES; REGENERATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033136662     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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