Temperature response in electrosensors and thermal voltages in electrolytes

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-134

  Brown, Brandon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampullae of Lorenzini; Electroreception; Polymer gel; Seebeck effect; Soret effect; Temperature receptors; Thermoelectric material

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

BIOSENSOR; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSENSOR; GEL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 77953361527     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-009-9174-8     Document Type: Review

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