Studies on Mechano-Perception in Characeae: Decrease in Electrical Membrane Resistance in Receptor Potentials

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1298-1301

  Shimmen, Teruo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chara; Mechano perception; Membrane potential; Membrane resistance; Receptor potential

Indexed keywords

CHARA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES;

EID: 0000332370     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029121     Document Type: Article

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