"Gymnotiformes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An order of neotropical electric fish found chiefly in the waters of South America. They continually emit weak electric discharges, which they use in object location and communication. A most popular species of research interest is the electric eel, ELECTROPHORUS electricus.
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D023702
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.378.430
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gymnotiformes" by people in Profiles.
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Parallel processing of sensory input by bursts and isolated spikes. J Neurosci. 2004 May 05; 24(18):4351-62.
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A dynamic dendritic refractory period regulates burst discharge in the electrosensory lobe of weakly electric fish. J Neurosci. 2003 Feb 15; 23(4):1524-34.