High-salt solutions prevent reactivation of euglenoid movement in detergent-treated cell models of Euglena gracilis

Protoplasma

Volumn 203, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 125-129

  Murata, K ^a,c   Suzaki, T ^b  

^a PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell movement; Cell shape; Euglena gracilis; Membrane cytoskeleton; Metaboly

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; DETERGENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALT; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALGAE; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUGLENIDA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0031689977     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01279468     Document Type: Article

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