Effects of Divalent Cations On Spike Generation in the Longitudinal Somatic Muscle of the Earthworm
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- 1 February 1970
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 52 (1) , 79-94
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.52.1.79
Abstract
Effects of various divalent cations on the spike-generation mechanism in the longitudinal muscle of the earthworm, Pheretima communissima, under sodium-free conditions were observed.Keywords
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