Effect of Ca2+ channel blockers on glycerol levels in Dunaliella tertiolecta under hypoosmotic stress

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 223-225

  Tsukahara, Kenichiro ^a   Sawayama, Shigeki ^a   Yagishita, Tatsuo ^a   Ogi, Tomoko ^a  

^a NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channel blocker; Dunaliella tertiolecta; Glycerol; Hypoosmotic stress

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; GLYCEROL; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

GADOLINIUM CHLORIDE; HYPOOSMOTIC STRESS; PHARMACOLOGY;

ALGAE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GADOLINIUM CHLORIDE; GLYCEROL; RUTHENIUM RED; VERAPAMIL;

ALGA; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 0032996749     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00076-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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