Electrophysiology of Ventricaria (Valonia) ventricosa

Supported by:

Small ARC grants 1998, 2000, 2003

Australian Academy of Science Travel grant to work with Prof. M. Blatt in UK in 2000

Publications
• Beilby MJ and Bisson MA (1999) The transport systems of Ventricaria ventricosa: I/V analysis of both membranes in series as a function of[K⁺]_o

• Bisson MA and Beilby MJ (2002) The transport systems of Ventricaria ventricosa: hypotonic and hypertonic turgor regulation

• Shepherd VA, Beilby MJ and Best S(2003) Cytoplasmic domains in an organism with self-repairing membranes

• Shepherd VA, Beilby MJ and Bisson MA (2004) When is a cell not a cell? A theory relating coenocytic structure to the unusual electrophysiology of Ventricaria ventricosa (Valonia ventricosa). Protoplasma 223: 79 - 91

• Bisson MA, Beilby MJ and Shepherd VA (2006) Electrophysiology of turgor regulation in marine siphonous green algae. Commisioned topical review, Journal of Membrane Biology 211: 1 - 14

• Bisson MA and Beilby MJ (2008) Transport Systems of Ventricaria ventricosa: Asymmetry of the Hyper- and Hypotonic Regulation Mechanisms. Journal of Membrane Biology 225, 13 - 25