Anatomy and Motor Pathways of the Electric Organ of Skates

Anatomical Record - Part A Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 648-662

  Koester, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric organ; Electrocytes; Electromotor pathways; Rajidae; Spinal nerves

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAY MATTER; INNERVATION; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAIL;

RAJIDAE;

EID: 0242558806     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.10076     Document Type: Article

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