Physical and physiological components of the graviresponses of wild-type and mutant Paramecium tetraurelia

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1059-1070

  Nagel, Ute ^a   Machemer, Hans ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gravikinesis; Gravitaxis; Mechanotransduction; Mutant; Paramecium tetraurelia; Physical mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; GRAVITY; MUTATION; ORIENTATION; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAVITATION; MUTATION; ORIENTATION; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

EID: 0034033323     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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