Electrocyte physiology: 50 years later

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2451-2458

  Markham, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric organ discharge; Electroreception; Ion channel regulation; Molecular evolution; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORECEPTOR; HISTORY; ION CHANNEL REGULATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH;

ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGE; ELECTRORECEPTION; ION CHANNEL REGULATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HORMONES; ION CHANNELS;

GYMNOTIFORMES; MORMYRIDAE;

EID: 84879533481     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082628     Document Type: Review

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