Genetic dissection of attractant-induced conductances in Paramecium

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 357-365

  Bell, Wade E ^a   Preston, Robin R ^b   Yano, Junji ^c   Van Houten, Judith L ^c  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetate; Biotin; Channel; Chemoattraction; Conductance; Mutant; Paramecium

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOTIN; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CHEMOTAXIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PARAMECIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SWIMMING;

PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

EID: 33847022677     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02642     Document Type: Article

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