Cytological changes during bioluminescence production in dissociated photocytes from the ophiuroid Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata)

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-128

  Deheyn, D ^a,d   Mallefet, J ^b   Jangoux, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata); Bioluminescence; Cell dissociation; Microsources; Ophiuroid; Photocyte ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ECHINODERM; GOLGI COMPLEX; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; COLLOIDS; ECHINODERMATA; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEURONS; POVIDONE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AMPHIPHOLIS SQUAMATA; ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIUROIDEA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033976184     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050011     Document Type: Article

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