Maximal Force Characteristics of the Ca[superscript 2+]-Powered Actuator of Vorticella convallaria
The millisecond stalk contraction of the sessile ciliate Vorticella convallaria is powered by energy from Ca[superscript 2+] binding to generate contractile forces of ∼10 nN. Its contractile organelle, the spasmoneme, generates higher contractile force under increased stall resistances. By applying...
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Elsevier
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91548 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4614-251X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-3030 |