Toxic effects of antimalarial drugs in Paramecium: Role of calcium channels

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

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 473-480

  Nori, V S ^a,b   Barry, S R ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimalarial drugs; Calcium channels; Cilia; Paramecium; Pawn mutants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CENTRIFUGATION; CILIA; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM;

ANIMALIA; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; EUKARYOTA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CALKINSI; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0031149302     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050064     Document Type: Article

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