Electrophysiological properties of the microstome and macrostome morph of the polymorphic ciliate tetrahymena vorax

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-69

  Grønlien, Heidi K ^a,b   Bruskeland, Guttorm E ^a   Jansen, Anne K ^a   Sand, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ca2+ activated K+ channels; Ca2+ channels; Ca2+ spike; inward rectification; membrane capacitance; membrane potential; membrane resistance; polymorphism; protist

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; CELL ORGANELLE; CILIATE; ELECTRODE; ION; MEMBRANE; METAL; MICROCOSM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; TETRAHYMENA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; PROTISTA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA VORAX;

EID: 84872078840     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12006     Document Type: Article

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