Cold-sensitive Ca2+ influx in Paramecium

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-167

  Kuriu, T ^a,b   Nakaoka, Y ^b   Oosawa, Y ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channel; Ca2+ response; Cold sensitive; Fluo 3; Paramecium; Thermoreception

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COLD; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; THERMOREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP;

PARAMECIUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL MEMBRANE; COLD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PARAMECIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0029658109     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900141     Document Type: Article

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