Ampullary organs and electroreception in freshwater Carcharhinus leucas

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 96, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 391-395

  Whitehead, Darryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alveolar sacs; Ampullary organs; Electroreception; Receptor cells; Supportive cells

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FRESH WATER; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

AMPULLA OF LORENZINI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BITE; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASMOBRANCHII; ELECTRORECEPTOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDERMIS CELL; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SHARK; SWIMMING;

EID: 0042825518     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(03)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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