Post-natal development of the electromotor system in a pulse gymnotid electric fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 800-814

  Pereira, Ana Carolina ^a   Rodríguez Cattaneo, Alejo ^a   Castelló, María E ^a,b   Caputi, Angel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Development; Electric fish; Electric organs; Gymnotus

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GYMNOTIFORMES; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; LARVA;

GYMNOTIDAE; GYMNOTUS;

EID: 34147131185     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.000638     Document Type: Article

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