. Electro-physiology . Fn;. 'J3~.—Hijiiiiirjtus <'lci.'ti'ii'ii*. terminal fibre divides many times dichotomously, and finally ends, after losing its medullated sheath, at the ventral surface of the plate, in a manner analogous with the terminal ramification of the axis-cylinder in the motor end-plates of striated muscle-fibres. The nature of the true ending and whether it is free, or, as Fritsch says, lies within the palisade layer, is still undecided, and awaits further investigation. The uniformity of structure and internal relations in the electrical organ is of great moment to the theo
. Electro-physiology . Fn;. 'J3~.—Hijiiiiirjtus <'lci.'ti'ii'ii*. terminal fibre divides many times dichotomously, and finally ends, after losing its medullated sheath, at the ventral surface of the plate, in a manner analogous with the terminal ramification of the axis-cylinder in the motor end-plates of striated muscle-fibres. The nature of the true ending and whether it is free, or, as Fritsch says, lies within the palisade layer, is still undecided, and awaits further investigation. The uniformity of structure and internal relations in the electrical organ is of great moment to the theory of the discharge of these fishes. In <_li/nniotus, as in Torpedo, the organs exhibit a bilateral symmetry, and are so powerfully developed that the fish might be said to consist principally of electric organs. Fig. 237 is a good representation of the form of the fish. Notwith-
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