Gravitaxis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Characterization using video microscopy and computer analysis

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1093-1098

  Kam, Vivian ^a   Moseyko, Nick ^a   Nemson, Jeff ^a   Feldman, Lewis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calcium channel blocker; Chlamydomonas; Gravitaxis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GADOLINIUM; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GRAVITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DILTIAZEM; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GADOLINIUM; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY PERCEPTION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; ORIENTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLVENTS; SWIMMING;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033428207     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314205     Document Type: Article

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