Thermoreception of Paramecium: Different Ca2+ channels were activated by heating and cooling

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-287

  Imada, C ^a   Oosawa, Y ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channel; Channels; Ion selectivity; Paramecium; Temperature; Thermoreceptor

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM ION; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; ION CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; COLD; HEAT; ION TRANSPORT; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0032919138     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900517     Document Type: Article

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