The resting membrane potential of Drosophila melanogaster larval muscle depends strongly on external calcium concentration

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-313

  Krans, Jacob L ^a   Parfitt, Karen D ^b   Gawera, Kristin D ^c   Rivlin, Patricia K ^c   Hoy, Ronald R ^c  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitatory junctional potential; Hemolymph; Resting membrane potential; Voltage; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; FLY; IONIC COMPOSITION; LARVA; MEMBRANE; NEUROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLES;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 75749096715     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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