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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Electrophysiology of Ctenophore Smooth Muscle.

Robert W Meech, André Bilbaut Deceased, Mari-Luz Hernandez-Nicaise

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Robert W MeechSchool of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK. r.meech@bristol.ac.uk.
André Bilbaut Deceased
Mari-Luz Hernandez-Nicaise, 11bis Avenue George Sand, 06100 Nice, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlike in the Cnidaria, where muscle cells are coupled together into an epithelium, ctenophore muscles are single, elongated, intramesogleal structures resembling vertebrate smooth muscle. Under voltage-clamp, these fibers can be separated into different classes with different sets of membrane ion channels. The ion channel makeup is related to the muscle's anatomical position and specific function. For example, Beroe ovata radial fibers, which are responsible for maintaining the rigidity of the body wall, generate sequences of brief action potentials whereas longitudinal fibers, which are concerned with mouth opening and body flexions, often produce single longer duration action potentials.Beroe muscle contractions depend on the influx of Ca

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CalciumCtenophoraMuscle, SmoothAction PotentialsAnimalsElectrophysiological PhenomenaElectrophysiologyMicroscopy, ConfocalMuscle ContractionPatch-Clamp TechniquesCalciumCa2+ injectionCalciumCalcium-activated potassium channelCtenophoreFLUO-3Patch-clampPotassium channelSmooth muscleSodium channelVoltage-clamp

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PMID38668975

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