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Electric Eels Wield a Functional Venom Analogue
In this paper, I draw an analogy between the use of electricity by electric eels (Electrophorus electricus) to paralyze prey muscles and the use of venoms that paralyze prey by disrupting the neuromuscular junction. The eel’s strategy depends on the recently discovered ability of eels to activate pr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7826911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33435184 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins13010048 |