The Measurements of the Membrane Resistance of Characeae by Alternating and Direct Currents

The internodal cells of Nitellopsis obtusa, Chara brauni , and Nitella flexilis were investigated quasi-simultaneously by direct and alternating currents with a frequency range from 1 to 1000 Hz. The membrane resistance obtained with a.c. was significantly lower than that obtained with d.c. We sugge...

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Published in:Journal of Experimental Botany
Main Authors: SKIERCZYNSKA, J., SPIEWLA, E., ZOLNIERCZUK, R., BULANDA, W., WARDAK, A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1973
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Nitella flexilis
Online Access:http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/24/6/1015
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/24.6.1015
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Summary:The internodal cells of Nitellopsis obtusa, Chara brauni , and Nitella flexilis were investigated quasi-simultaneously by direct and alternating currents with a frequency range from 1 to 1000 Hz. The membrane resistance obtained with a.c. was significantly lower than that obtained with d.c. We suggest that the discrepancies in the results obtained can be accounted for in terms of a three-layer model of the cell membrane.

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