LARVAL ELECTRIC ORGAN OF WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH POLLIMYRUS (MARCUSENIUS) ISIDORI (MORMYRIDAE, TELEOSTEI)
LARVAL ELECTRIC ORGAN OF WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH POLLIMYRUS (MARCUSENIUS) ISIDORI (MORMYRIDAE, TELEOSTEI)
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01217916
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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通讯作者:
TSUJI, S
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作者:
DENIZOT, JP;KIRSCHBAUM, F;TSUJI, S
The larval electric organ of P. isidori consists of 4 longitudinal tubes, a dorsal and a ventral pair, which begin behind the skull, end at the beginning of the caudal peduncle and show myotomic segmentation. The elementary units are, apparently, transformed muscle fibers called electrocytes. They are shorter and thicker than muscle fibers, with long stalks and are found in the medial part of the deep lateral muscle. EM reveals a clear difference between the anterior and posterior face of the electrocyte. Anteriorly, deep linear invaginations of the surface membrane together with many small vesicles of about 100 nm diameter are seen. Posteriorly, many plasma membrane invaginations and vacuoles are found together with numerous cytoplasmic organelles.sbd.pleiomorphic nuclei, Golgi apparatus, oblong mitochondria and multivesicular bodies. The stalk originates at the posterior face and the nerve terminals are situated at the distal end of the stalk. In the electrocyte, myofibrils, similar to those found in muscle fibers, are detected with clearly visible Z lines but with only a suggestion of H zones. Two bundles of myofibrils are seen arranged orthogonally in the electrocyte. Strong acetylcholinesterase activity is found on the anterior face and on the innervated stalk. The overall discharge amplitude of the larval electric organ reaches a maximum of about 100 mV peak to peak. The pulse duration is 1 ms and the main phase is head-positive.