The Light-Stimulated Cytosolic Calcium Transient in Limulus Ventral Nerve Photoreceptors: Two Components in the Rising Phase

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 101-112

  Stommel, Georg ^a   Dorlöchter, Marlies ^a   Rüsing, Gabriele ^a   Stieve, Hennig ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arsenazo Signal; Cytosolic Calcium Transient; Lithium

Indexed keywords

ARSENAZO 3; CALCIUM; COLORING AGENT; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSOL; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; LIMULUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; ARSENAZO III; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; COLORING AGENTS; CYTOSOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HORSESHOE CRABS; ION CHANNELS; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE;

EID: 0030060905     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1996-1-217     Document Type: Article

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