Biotin chemoresponse in Paramecium

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-366

  Bell, W E ^a   Karstens, W ^a   Sun, Y ^a   Van Houten, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotin; Chemoattractant; Chemokinesis; Chemoreceptor; Paramecium

Indexed keywords

PARAMECIUM;

EID: 0031687209     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050262     Document Type: Article

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