Direct visualization of the microtubular cytoskeleton of ciliated protozoa with a fluorescent taxoid

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 312-318

  Arregui, Lucía ^a   Muñoz Fontela, Cesar ^a   Serrano, Susana ^a   Barasoain, Isabel ^b   Guinea, Almudena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluorescent Paclitaxel; FLUTAX; Identification of ciliates; Microtubules; Staining methods; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CILIATE;

CILIOPHORA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036638290     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00376.x     Document Type: Article

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