The discharge mechanism of acontial nematocytes involves the release of nitric oxide

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1261-1267

  Salleo, Alberto ^a   Musci, Giovanni ^a   Barra, Paolo F A ^b   Calabrese, Lilia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

activation; Aiptasia diaphana; Ca2+; discharge; isolated nematocytes; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029788116     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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