Electrophorus
"Electrophorus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of fish, in the family GYMNOTIFORMES, capable of producing an electric shock that immobilizes fish and other prey. The species Electrophorus electricus is also known as the electric eel, though it is not a true eel.
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D004593
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.378.430.250
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electrophorus" by people in Profiles.
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England JD, Gamboni F, Levinson SR. Increased numbers of sodium channels form along demyelinated axons. Brain Res. 1991 May 10; 548(1-2):334-7.
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England JD, Gamboni F, Levinson SR, Finger TE. Changed distribution of sodium channels along demyelinated axons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 Sep; 87(17):6777-80.
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Klymkowsky MW, Stroud RM. Immunospecific identification and three-dimensional structure of a membrane-bound acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo californica. J Mol Biol. 1979 Mar 05; 128(3):319-34.