Behavioral responses of the ciliated protozoan Paramecium caudatum to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and its analogues

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 416-420

  Takiguchi, Noboru ^a   Tajima, Takahisa ^a   Asayama, Kosei ^a   Ikeda, Tsukasa ^a   Kuroda, Akio ^a   Kato, Junichi ^a   Ohtake, Hisao ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Electrophysiology; Paramecium caudatum; Protozoan

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ASSAYS; CHLORINATION; HERBICIDES; PHENOLS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ACTION POTENTIAL;

MICROORGANISMS;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; HERBICIDE; PHENOL; PHENOXYACETIC ACID;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHLORINATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036351144     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(02)80077-9     Document Type: Article

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