Rotation and twist of the central-pair microtubules in the cilia of paramecium

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 33-46

  Omoto, Charlotte K ^a,b   Kung, Ching ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; MICROTUBULE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CILIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; MOVEMENT; PARAMECIUM; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0019069845     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.87.1.33     Document Type: Article

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