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Action Potentials in a Giant Algal Cell: A Comparative Approach to Mechanisms and Evolution of Excitability

The giant alga Chara corallina generates action potentials (APs) in response to mechanical stimulation, injury, or direct electrical stimulation. Students examine the waveform characteristics of these APs using standard intracellular recording techniques. Intracellular recording is easier than with...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Bruce R., Wyttenbach, Robert A., Wayne, Randy, Hoy, Ronald R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3592585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23493389