Ionic Control of the Reversal Response of Cilia in Paramecium caudatum
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Ionic Control of the Reversal Response of Cilia in Paramecium caudatum
The duration of ciliary reversal of Paramecium caudatum in response to changes in external ionic factors was determined with various ionic compositions of both equilibration and stimulation media. The reversal response was found to occur when calcium ions bound by an inferred cellular cation exchange system were liberated in exchange for externally applied cations other than calcium. Factors wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 1968
ISSN: 1540-7748,0022-1295
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.51.1.85