Distribution of chemoreceptors to quinine on the cell surface of Paramecium caudatum

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

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-352

  Oami, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoreception; Paramecium; Quinine; Receptor potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029843299     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00194988     Document Type: Article

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