Oscillations of calcium ion concentrations in Physarum polycephalum
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چکیده
Aequorin is a photoprotein which emits light in response to changes in free calcium concentration. When aequorin was microinjected into plasmodia of Physarum polycephalum, light emission varied in synchrony with the motile oscillations of the organisms. Therefore, movement is correlated which changes in the concentration of free calcium.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of Cell Biology
دوره 69 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976