Normal locomotion in zebrafish lacking the sodium channel NaV1.4 suggests that the need for muscle action potentials is not universal

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About the Authors

Chifumi Akiyama

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Division of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan

Souhei Sakata

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Division of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan

Fumihito Ono

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Division of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fish
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Membrane potential
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Fish physiology
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Nerve fibers
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Muscle contraction
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