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electric organ

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

electric organ An organ occurring on the body or tail of certain fish, such as the electric ray (Torpedo) and electric eel (Electrophorus electricus). It gives an electric shock when touched and is used either to stun prey or predators or, in some species, to maintain a weak electric field in the surrounding water that is used in navigation. The organ is composed of modified muscle cells (electroplate or electroplax cells), nervous stimulation of which greatly increases the potential difference across the cell. The electroplates are in series so a high overall voltage can be achieved.

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electric organ

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

electric organ. Organs of various makes (most notably by the Hammond Instr. Co. of Chicago) which work on an electro-magnetic principle. Their tone is prod. not from pipes but by means of rotating discs with electro-magnetic pick-ups. They are popular as domestic instr.

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	Electric organ discharge and electrosensory reafference in skates. Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 8/1/1994
	Detached, purified nerve terminals from skate electric organ for biochemical... Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 2/1/1996
	WALES: CHURCH IN THE SEA GETS ELECTRIC ORGAN.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 5/28/2008