Membrane potential responses of Paramecium caudatum to bitter substances: Existence of multiple pathways for bitter responses

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-20

  Oami, Kazunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bitter substance; Chemoreception; Paramecium caudatum; Receptor potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031909504     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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