Intracellular Ca2+ signals in Dictyostelium chemotaxis are mediated exclusively by Ca2+ influx

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2845-2853

  Nebl, T ^a   Fisher, P R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chemotaxis; Dityostelium discoideum; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AEQUORIN; CALCIUM ION; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CYCLIC AMP; FOLIC ACID; GADOLINIUM; RUTHENIUM RED;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHEMOTAXIS; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCODINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DICTYOSTELIUM; SARCODINA;

EID: 0030831629     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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