Sexual behaviour in Euplotes raikovi is accompanied by pheromone- induced modifications of ionic currents

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 475-483

  Stock, Christian ^a   Krüppel, Thomas ^a   Key, Gundula ^a   Lueken, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliary reversal; Ciliate; Euplotes raikovi; K+ current; Membrane potential; Side stepping reaction; Voltage dependent Ca2+ current

Indexed keywords

EUPLOTES RAIKOVI;

EID: 0344096575     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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