A modified muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity in the electric organ of certain fishes.
〔动〕（某些鱼发电器官中的）发电细胞
Example sentencesExamples
The Torpedo electrocyte model has served to identify the most important components involved in synaptic transmission.
The electrocyte muscle-type nAChR is composed of two Î1-and one 1 -, Î-, and γ-subunils, whereas the 2 3 nAChR consists of two Î4-and three 2-subunits in the configuration of.
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel found in the neuromuscular junction of vertebrates and the electrocytes of electric fish.
The electrical organs consist of modified branchial muscle tissues which are highly modified to serve as electrocytes, miniature organic batteries.
The cytoplasm of the electrocyte of Electrophorus electricus possesses a meshwork of 7-nm thick filaments distributed throughout the cell.
Definition of electrocyte in US English:
electrocyte
nounəˈlektrəˌsīt
Zoology
A modified muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity in the electric organ of certain fishes.
〔动〕（某些鱼发电器官中的）发电细胞
Example sentencesExamples
The electrical organs consist of modified branchial muscle tissues which are highly modified to serve as electrocytes, miniature organic batteries.
The electrocyte muscle-type nAChR is composed of two Î1-and one 1 -, Î-, and γ-subunils, whereas the 2 3 nAChR consists of two Î4-and three 2-subunits in the configuration of.
The Torpedo electrocyte model has served to identify the most important components involved in synaptic transmission.
The cytoplasm of the electrocyte of Electrophorus electricus possesses a meshwork of 7-nm thick filaments distributed throughout the cell.
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel found in the neuromuscular junction of vertebrates and the electrocytes of electric fish.