Chemosensory signal transduction in Paramecium

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Van Houten, Judith L ^a   Yang, Wan Qing ^a   Bergeron, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Glutamate receptors; Paramecium; Protein kinase A

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); BINDING PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; N (2 METHYLAMINOETHYL) 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; QUISQUALIC ACID;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; CELL SURFACE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; PARAMECIUM;

EID: 0342264364     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.946s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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