Photosensory transduction in unicellular eukaryote Blepharisma

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 289, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 467-471

  Matsuoka, Tatsuomi ^a   Kotsuki, Hiyoshizo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEPHARISMIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PERYLENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CILIATE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PERYLENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BLEPHARISMA; EUKARYOTA; MYXOZOA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035370979     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1028     Document Type: Article

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