Sentence examples for electric organs from inspiring English sources

For defense, it can generate an electrical discharge from its electric organs.

This and other electric ray species are used as model organisms in biomedical research because their electric organs are rich in acetylcholine receptors, which play an important role in the human nervous system.

The ocellated electric ray and other electric rays are used as model organisms in biomedical research because their electric organs are rich in ion channels and acetylcholine receptors, which play important roles in the human nervous system.

The Pacific electric ray and its relatives are used as model organisms for biomedical research, because their electric organs contain an abundance of important nervous system proteins such as nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and acetylcholinesterase.

Along with several other species of electric rays, the Atlantic torpedo is used as a model organism in biomedical research because its electric organs are rich in acetylcholine receptor proteins.

Its paired electric organs are capable of producing 70 80 volts of electricity.

Electric organs appear to have arisen independently in several fishes.

"I had one of those little electric organs, and when she did start taking lessons she practiced on that first".

Sharks, rays and skates have special electric organs -- the ampullae of Lorenzini -- that generate a weak electric field.

The electric rays have electric organs by which they can administer electric shocks to enemies or prey.

The electric organs, composed of modified muscle tissue, are in the disk, one on each side of the head.