Ammonia differentially suppresses the cAMP chemotaxis of anterior-like cells and prestalk cells in Dictyostelium discoideum

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-166

  Feit, Ira N ^a   Medynski, Erika J ^a   Rothrock, Michael J ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Anterior like cells; Chemotaxis; Dictyostelium

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CYCLIC AMP;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CHEMOTAXIS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; NONHUMAN;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CHEMOTAXIS; CYCLIC AMP; DICTYOSTELIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MORPHOGENESIS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0034956089     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703640     Document Type: Article

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