Nitric Oxide Production and Thermoregulation in Paramecium caudatum

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-267

  Malvin, Gary M ^a   Cecava, Nathan ^a   Nelin, Leif D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Section of Neonatology   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium ionophore; Environmental temperature; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrite; Selected temperature; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM;

EID: 0346282964     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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