Temperature changes associated with excitation of the electric organ in the African electric catfish.
By using heat-sensors made from synthetic pyroelectric film, it was shown that excitation of the Malapterurus electric organ brings about first a rapid rise, then a slow fall and finally a very slow rise in the temperature of the organ. Difficulties encountered in determining these rapid temperature changes by the method of employing thermistor probes are pointed out.
Tasaki
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Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Byrne
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D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002397:Catfishes / Q000502:physiology*; D004557:Electric Organ / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013821:Thermometers