The nature of rhodopsin-triggered photocurrents in Chlamydomonas. II. Influence of monovalent ions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2 I, 1996, Pages 932-938

  Nonnengässer, Christina ^a   Holland, Eva Maria ^b   Harz, Hartmann ^a,c   Hegemann, Peter ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOVALENT CATION; RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MOTION; CELL PH; CHLAMYDOMONAS; FLAGELLUM; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTOREACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS FLAGELLA; CHLAMYDOMONAS SPP.;

EID: 0030069053     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79636-4     Document Type: Article

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