Passive electrical properties of paramecium and problems of ciliary coordination

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1970, Pages 467-483

  Eckert, Roger ^a   Naitoh, Yutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CILIA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 0014766469     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.55.4.467     Document Type: Article

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