Identification of the Ca2+ conductance responsible for K+-induced backward swimming in Paramecium caudatum

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-165

  Oami, K ^a   Takahashi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral mutant; Ca2+ conductance; Chemoreception; Ciliary reversal; Membrane excitability; Paramecium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; SWIMMING; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMORECEPTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CHEMORECEPTORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM; POTASSIUM; SWIMMING;

EID: 0042266898     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-002-1031-7     Document Type: Article

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