Electrolytes in the tissues of Electrophorus electricus, L.
1955
K NISHIE, and
E J HARRIS
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D004524
Eels
Common name for an order (Anguilliformes) of voracious, elongate, snakelike teleost fishes.
Anguilliformes,Eel
D004573
Electrolytes
Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Electrolyte
D004593
Electrophorus
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.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.