Genetic characterization of the secretory mutants of Paramecium caudatum

Protoplasma

Volumn 192, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 11-19

  Watanabe, T ^a   Haga, N ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ISHINOMAKI SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double mutant; Exocytosis; Paramecium caudatum; Secretory mutant; Trichocyst

Indexed keywords

PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; RUMEX;

EID: 0001792655     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01273240     Document Type: Article

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