Ca2+-dependent cytoplasmic contractility of the heliozoon Actinophrys sol

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-372

  Arikawa, Mikihiko ^a   Saito, Akira ^a   Omura, Gen ^a   Kamal Khan, S M Mostafa ^a   Kinoshita, Eiji ^b   Suzaki, Toshinobu ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell model; Contractile tubules; Heliozoa; Permeabilization; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPHRYS SOL; HELIOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036949176     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00879     Document Type: Article

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