Membrane potential responses of Paramecium caudatum to external Na +

Zoological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1091-1097

  Oami, Kazunori ^a   Takahashi, Mihoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

K + induced backward swimming; Membrane excitability; Na+ ion; Paramecium caudatum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GENETICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CILIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; SODIUM;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

EID: 10944248498     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.21.1091     Document Type: Article

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