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The medulla of the gymnotoid fishGymnotus carapo contains two large neurons exhibiting all the characteristics of Mauthner cells (M-cells). Their presence was demonstrated by means of Golgi-like labeling with horseradish peroxidase. This is the first description of M-cells in a fish belonging to the order Gymnotiformes.
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Trujillo-Cenóz, O., Bertolotto, C. Mauthner cells in the medulla of the weakly electric fishGymnotus carapo. Experientia 46, 441–443 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01954222
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