Structural changes in fully hydrated Chilomonas paramecium exposed to copper

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-57

  Abraham Peskir, Joanna V ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chilomonas paramecium; Copper; Ultrastructure; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHILOMONAS; CHILOMONAS PARAMECIUM; CRYPTOMONAS PARAMAECIUM; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032539998     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(98)80039-4     Document Type: Article

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