The functional architecture of the shark's dorsal-octavolateral nucleus: An in vitro study

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2730-2742

  Rotem, Naama ^a   Sestieri, Emanuel ^a   Cohen, Dana ^b   Paulin, Mike ^c   Meiri, Hanoch ^d   Yarom, Yosef ^a,d  

^a Interuniversity Institute of Eilat   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dorsal octavolateral; Electrophysiology; Electroreception; Nucleus; Shark; Synaptic interactions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SHARK;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SHARKS;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 34548154993     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.001784     Document Type: Article

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