Electroreception in Gymnotus carapo: Pre-receptor processing and the distribution of electroreceptor types

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3279-3287

  Castello, M E ^a   Aguilera, P A ^a   Trujillo Cenoz, O ^a   Caputi, A A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Electric fish; Electric image; Electric organ discharge waveform; Electroreception; Electroreceptor innervation; Fovea; Gymnotiform; Gymnotus carapo; Lateral line; Pre receptor prosessing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN;

EID: 0033749395     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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