An ultradian clock controls locomotor behaviour and cell division in isolated cells of Paramecium tetraurelia

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 867-873

  Kippert, Fred ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell division cycle; Cellular clock; Locomotor behaviour; Paramecium tetraurelia; Ultradian clock

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MIGRATION; CILIATE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA CONTENT; LOCOMOTION; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CELL DIVISION; MOVEMENT; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; TEMPERATURE;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

EID: 0029975915     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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