Cytochemical and ultrastructural studies of the scales of the amoeba Cochliopodium bilimbosum (testacea)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-315

  Sadakane, Kaori ^a   Murakami, Ryutaro ^a   Yamaoka, Ikuo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Polysaccharide; Scale formation; Testacean amoeba

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029797803     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80054-X     Document Type: Article

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