Open AccessXVII. The electromotive properties of the electrical organ of torpedo marmorata
Author(s) -
Francis Gotch
Publication year - 1887
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society of london (b )
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-924X
pISSN - 0264-3839
DOI - 10.1098/rstb.1887.0017
Subject(s) - torpedo , principal (computer security) , electric organ , shock (circulatory) , medicine , computer science , computer security , receptor , acetylcholine receptor
The electrical organ of the Torpedo is so remarkable a structure that it would be surprising if it had not engaged the attention of anatomists and physiologists. A brief account, which may embody the principal results of their labours, is a necessary prelude to that of the present investigation.Historical .—The discovery of the electrical nature of the shock of the Torpedo by Walsh (1) was followed by the remarkable experiments of Cavendish (2).
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