Effect of vasoactive peptides on Tetrahymena. Chemotactic properties of endothelins (ET-1, ET-2, ET-3, fragment 11-21 of ET-1 and big endothelin-1): A short-term inducible signalling mechanism of chemotaxis

Cell Biology International

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1173-1177

  Kohidai, László ^a   Tóth, Katalin ^a   Ruskoaho, Heikki ^b   Csaba, György ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chemoattraction; Endothelins; Hormones; Phylogeny; Selection; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN 1 [11-21]; ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN 3; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TETRAHYMENA;

TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0035210062     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.2001.0783     Document Type: Article

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