MEMBRANE-POTENTIAL CHANGES DURING CHEMOKINESIS IN PARAMECIUM

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VANHOUTEN, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHARMACOL,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
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10.1126/science.572085
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Intracellular recordings show that (i) paramecia hyperpolarize slightly in attractants and depolarize in repellents that depend on the avoiding reaction (an abrupt change of swimming direction), and (ii) paramecia more strongly hyperpolarize in repellents and more strongly depolarize in attractants that depend on changes of swimming velocity. These membrane potential changes are in agreement with a hypothesis of membrane potential control of chemokinesis in Paramecium. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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