Membrane trafficking and processing in Paramecium

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 198, Issue , 2000, Pages 277-318

  Allen, Richard D ^a,b   Fok, Agnes K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosomes; Endocytic membranes; Membrane biosynthetic system; Membrane replacement; Membrane trafficking; Phagosomal lysosomal membranes; Quick freeze deep etch; Secretory membranes

Indexed keywords

CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

INVERTEBRATA; PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034018279     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(00)98007-0     Document Type: Review

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