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Dantrolene-Na is a muscular relaxant which binds to sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) with high affinity and decreases the availability of Ca2+ channels. The binding of fluorescent compounds, dantrolene-Na, nifedipine and chlortetracycline to the ciliary membrane ofParamecium aurelia has been studied. Dantrolene at the concentrations of 1.9 · 10−5, 3.8 · 10−5 and 7.9 · 10−5 M manifested a punctuated binding pattern to the cell membrane. Isolated cilia also bound dantrolene at their basal portion, whereas deciliated cell bodies lost their dotted binding pattern. Chlortetracycline showed a similar but weaker fluorescent staining. Nifedipine treated cells revealed no sign of fluorescent binding to the membrane and was only taken up in food vacuoles.