... mollusc, Tritonia diomedea , suggests that locomotory ciliated epithelial cells may be under direct electrical control. Here we report that depolarization of ciliated pedal epithelial (CPE)cells increases ciliary beating frequency (CBF), and elicits CBF increases similar to those caused by dopamine...

..., in the 10 μmol l -1 -1 mmol l -1 range, significantly increases ciliary beat frequency (CBF). We also found dopamine and Tritonia Pedal Peptide(TPep-NLS) selectively suppress I Cl(Ca) in CPE cells,demonstrating a link between CBF excitation and I Cl(Ca) . It appears that dopamine and TPep-NLS inhibit I Cl...

.... In ciliated gills from Geukensia demissa , a marine mussel from sulfide-rich sediments, sulfide oxidation supports cellular work. Evidence for this comes from measurements of ciliary beat frequency ( f CB ) as a measure of ATP turnover rate, the rate of gill oxygen consumption as a measure of ATP production...