Bistable membrane potential of the ciliate Coleps hirtus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 757-764

  Rudberg, Pia ^a   Sand, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Action potential; Bistability; Ca2+; Ciliate; Coleps hirtus; Electrophysiology; Inward rectification; Membrane potential; Swimming

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CILIATE; EVOKED RESPONSE; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CILIOPHORA; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SWIMMING;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; COLEPS HIRTUS; PROSTOMATEA; RHODOMONAS MINUTA;

EID: 0034143636     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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