Electrophysiology of Tetrahymena

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn , Issue 62, 2000, Pages 363-377

  Hennessey, Todd M ^a   Kuruvilla, Heather G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0033986863     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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