The bicentennial of the Voltaic battery (1800-2000): The artificial electric organ

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 147-151

  Piccolino, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TORPEDO;

EID: 0034177407     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(99)01544-1     Document Type: Review

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