Electrical activity of caudal neurosecretory neurons in seawater and freshwater-adapted Platichthys flesus, in vivo

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 267-275

  Ashworth, A J ^a   Banks, J R ^a   Brierley, M J ^a   Balment, R J ^a   McCrohan, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dahlgren cell; Electrical bursting activity; Flounder; Neurosecretion; Osmoregulation; Platichthys flesus

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER; UROTENSIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLOUNDER; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLOUNDER; FRESH WATER; GREAT BRITAIN; NEURONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SEAWATER; TAIL; UROTENSINS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 14644401744     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01372     Document Type: Article

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