Rapid evolution of a voltage-gated sodium channel gene in a lineage of electric fish leads to a persistent sodium current

Most weakly electric fish navigate and communicate by sensing electric signals generated by their muscle-derived electric organs. Adults of one lineage (Apteronotidae), which discharge their electric organs in excess of 1 kHz, instead have an electric organ derived from the axons of specialized spin...

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Published in:PLoS Biol
Main Authors: Thompson, Ammon, Infield, Daniel T., Smith, Adam R., Smith, G. Troy, Ahern, Christopher A., Zakon, Harold H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870949/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29584718
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2004892
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