Primary stages in photosignal transduction leading to step-up photophobic response in the unicellular eukaryote Blepharisma japonicum

Microbios

Volumn 106, Issue 415, 2001, Pages 189-201

  Kida, Akemi ^a   Takada, Yuichi ^a   Kotsuki, Hiyoshizo ^a   Tokumori, Daisuke ^a   Checcucci, Giovanni ^a   Matsuoka, Tatsuomi ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blepharisma; Blepharismin; Step up photophobic response

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; 4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BLEPHARISMIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PERYLENE; PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CILIATE; CONFORMATION; LIGHT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BENZALDEHYDES; CILIOPHORA; LIGHT; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXYGEN; PERYLENE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0035232668     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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