Ca2+ current-deficient pawn mutants are promoted to queens during chronic depolarization of Paramecium tetraurelia

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-253

  Preston, R R ^a   Hammond, J A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Behavior; Ca2+ current; Depolarization; Mutation; Paramecium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PSEUDOPODIUM; SWIMMING; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION TRANSPORT; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

ANIMALIA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

EID: 0033214360     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900575     Document Type: Article

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