Characterisation of the voltage-activated calcium current in the marine ciliate Euplotes vannus

Cell Calcium

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-241

  Kruppel T ^a   Wissing, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; DILTIAZEM; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POLYMENOPHOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES VANNUS; IVA; POLYMENOPHOREA;

EID: 0029863421     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4160(96)90024-X     Document Type: Article

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