Spontaneous fluctuation of the resting membrane potential in Paramecium: Amplification caused by intracellular Ca2+

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 270-276

  Nakaoka, Yasuo ^a   Imaji, Takafumi ^a   Hara, Masahiro ^a   Hashimoto, Noboru ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Membrane potential; Paramecium; Spontaneous fluctuation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOPLASM; METABOLISM; PARAMECIUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PARAMECIUM;

EUKARYOTA; MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 58149352546     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.023283     Document Type: Article

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