Centrin in the groove: Immunolocalisation of centrin and microtubules in the putatively primitive protist Chilomastix cuspidata (Retortamonadida)

Protoplasma

Volumn 210, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 75-84

  Weerakoon, N D ^a   Harper, J D I ^a   Simpson, A G B ^a   Patterson, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centrin; Chilomastix cuspidata; Cytoskeleton; Protist; Retortamonad; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

CENTRIN; CHILOMASTIX CUSPIDATA; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ARCHEZOA; CHILOMASTIX CUSPIDATA; CUSPIDATA; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; RETORTAMONADIDAE;

EID: 0033374954     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01314957     Document Type: Article

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