Action potentials occur spontaneously in squid giant axons with moderately alkaline intracellular pH

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 186-192

  Clay, J R ^a   Shrier, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; PH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 0034762199     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543333     Document Type: Article

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