Detection of cholinesterase activities and acetylcholine receptors during the developmental cycle of Dictyostolium discoideum

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-222

  Amaroli, Andrea ^a   Gallus, Lorenzo ^a   Passalacqua, Mario ^a   Falugi, Carla ^a   Viarengo, Aldo ^b   Delmonte Corrado, Maria Umberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptors; Cell responses; Cholinesterase activities; Developmental cycle; Dictyostelium discoideum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ELECTROPHORUS; ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRICUS; FUNGI; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0042349279     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00912     Document Type: Article

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