Long-lasting potassium channel inactivation in myoepithelial fibres is related to characteristics of swimming in diphyid siphonophores

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 4577-4584

  Inoue, Isao ^a,b   Tsutsui, Izuo ^a,c   Bone, Quentin ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Diphyes chamissonis; Diphyid; Inactivation; K+ channel; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROZOA; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; HYDROZOA; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

DIPHYES; DIPHYIDAE; SIPHONOPHORA (HYDROZOANS);

EID: 31044448924     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01930     Document Type: Article

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