Differential calcium sensitivity of two types of quantum bumps in Limulus ventral nerve photoreceptors

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 863-869

  Dorlochter M ^a   Yuan, W ^a   Hennig, H T ^a   Stieve, H ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Current components; Cytosolic calcium; EGTA; Horse shoe crab; Phototransduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007551952     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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