Research Article

Electric Pulses Can Influence Galvanotaxis of Dictyostelium discoideum

Table 1

The classification, the waveform types, and time composition of DC, pulsed DC, and bipolar pulse EF stimulation. Uni means Unipolar, i.e., pDCEF; Bip means Bipolar, i.e., bpEF.

ClassificationWaveformPart A (ms)Part B (ms)Part C (ms)

DCEF10 V DC5000

pDCEF5 Hz Uni 50%1001000

pDCEF5 Hz Uni 90%180200

pDCEF10 Hz Uni 50%50500

pDCEF10 Hz Uni 90%90100

bpEF5 Hz Bip 50%1000100

bpEF5 Hz Bip 80%160040

bpEF5 Hz Bip 90%180020

bpEF10 Hz Bip 50%50050

bpEF10 Hz Bip 80%80020

bpEF10 Hz Bip 90%90010