Effects of gadolinium on electrical membrane properties behaviour in Paramecium tetraurelia

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Nagel, Ute ^a   Machemer, Hans ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channel inhibition; Electric membrane properties; Gadolinium; Graviresponses, Paramecium tetraurelia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034738430     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(00)80036-X     Document Type: Article

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