MAGNETIC DETECTION OF A SINGLE ACTION-POTENTIAL IN CHARA-CORALLINA INTERNODAL CELLS

Authors
TRONTELJ Z ZOREC R JAZBINSEK V ERNE SN
Citation
Z. Trontelj et al., MAGNETIC DETECTION OF A SINGLE ACTION-POTENTIAL IN CHARA-CORALLINA INTERNODAL CELLS, Biophysical journal, 66(5), 1994, pp. 1694-1696
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics
Journal title
Biophysical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063495
Volume
66
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1694 - 1696
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3495(1994)66:5<1694:MDOASA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The electrical activity that occurs in plants has not yet been detecte d magnetically. Magnetic detection of electrical activity in some anim al as well as in human cells and organs, on the other hand, is an esta blished research method. Our experiments demonstrate the propagation o f a single action potential in the internodal cell of the green algae Chara corallina, measured magnetically. The propagation velocity and t he intracellular current were determined.