Interface-mediated death of unconditioned Tetrahymena cells: Effect of the medium composition

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-11

  Hagemeister, Joachim J ^a   Grave, Michael ^a   Kristiansen, Thomas Birk ^a   Assaad, Fahed ^a   Hellung Larsen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accidental cell death; Medium constituents; Tetrahymena thermophila

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; INSULIN; MAGNESIUM ION;

TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0033060841     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04571.x     Document Type: Article

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