Comparative Neurophysiology: An Electric Convergence in Fish

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Katz, Paul S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GYMNOTIFORMES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EVOLUTION; GYMNOTIFORMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SODIUM CHANNELS;

PISCES;

EID: 33646170868     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.074     Document Type: Short Survey

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