Electrophysiology of the marine diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii: I. Endogenous changes of membrane voltage and resistance

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 333, 1999, Pages 445-452

  Boyd, Carl M ^a   Gradmann, Dietrich ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Marine algae; Membrane resistance; Membrane voltage

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCUS WAILESII; EUKARYOTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 0033050667     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.333.445     Document Type: Article

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