Electrical stimulation of the preoptic area in Eigenmannia: Evoked interruptions in the electric organ discharge

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

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-93

  Wong, C J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electric fish; Medial forebrain bundle; Neuromodulation; Pacemaker; Rebound excitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EIGENMANNIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034033530     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050009     Document Type: Article

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