Temporal and spatial expression of ammonium transporter genes during growth and development of Dictyostelium discoideum

Differentiation

Volumn 71, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 557-566

  Follstaedt, Susan C ^a   Kirsten, Janet H ^a   Singleton, Charles K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia signaling; Ammonium transporter; Development; Dictyostelium discoideum; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0346496057     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2003.07109002.x     Document Type: Article

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