Mapping cholesteryl ester analogue uptake and intracellular flow in Paramecium by confocal fluorescence microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-176

  Ramoino, P ^a   Fronte, P ^a   Fato, M ^a   Beltrame, F ^a   Diaspro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Endocytosis; Lipid uptake; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; ESTERS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LATEXES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

CHOLESTERYL ESTERS; CILIATE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL-LASER-SCANNING-MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSE; FOOD VACUOLES; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LABELINGS; LIPID UPTAKES; PHAGOCYTOSE;

FLUORESCENCE;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CLATHRIN; CYTOCHALASIN B; LATEX; MONENSIN; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; 4,4 DIFLUORO 4 BORA 3A,4A DIAZA S INDACENE; 4,4-DIFLUORO-4-BORA-3A,4A-DIAZA-S-INDACENE; BORON DERIVATIVE; FILIPIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; LIPID STORAGE; PARAMECIUM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA;

ANIMALS; BORON COMPOUNDS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; ENDOCYTOSIS; FILIPIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PARAMECIUM; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0036886885     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2002.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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