Partial autolysis of macronuclear fragments revealed by rapid DNA degradation in exconjugants of Paramecium multimicronucleatum

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 849-854

  Hirano, Yuko ^a   Harumoto, Terue ^a   Hara, Jyunko ^a   Takagi, Yoshiomi ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMECIUM MULTIMICRONUCLEATUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

EID: 0032252558     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.849     Document Type: Article

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