Gravikinesis in stylonychia mytilus is based on membrane potential changes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-171

  Krause, Martin ^a   Bräucker, Richard ^b   Hemmersbach, Ruth ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Ciliate; Electrophysiology; Gravikinesis; Gravireceptor potential; Gravitaxis; Mechanosensitivity; Stylonychia mytilus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CILIATE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAVITY SENSING; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CILIOPHORA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAVITY SENSING; KINESIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

CILIOPHORA; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS;

EID: 76149100246     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.030940     Document Type: Article

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