Behavioral mutants of Euglena gracilis: Functional and spectroscopic characterization

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-195

  Lebert, M ^a   Hader, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Euglena gracilis; Fluorescence; Gravitaxis; Paraxonemal body; Phototaxis; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTASIA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUGLENA LONGA;

EID: 0030766592     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(97)80151-4     Document Type: Article

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