Synthesis of the signal molecule acetylcholine during the developmental cycle of Paramecium primaurelia (Protista, Ciliophora) and its possible function in conjugation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1901-1907

  Delmonte Corrado, Maria Umberta ^a   Politi, Huguette ^a   Ognibene, Marzia ^a   Angelini, Cristiano ^a   Trielli, Francesca ^a   Ballarini, Patrizia ^a   Falugi, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cell to cell adhesion; Choline acetyltransferase; Conjugation; Mating type; Paramecium primaurelia; Protista

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ADHESION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARAMECIUM; PHYSOSTIGMINE; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; INVERTEBRATA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035745992     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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