Ultrastructural alterations in ciliated protozoa under heavy metal exposure

Cell Biology International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-126

  Martín González, Ana ^a   Borniquel, Sara ^a   Díaz, Silvia ^a   Ortega, Ruth ^a   Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ciliated protozoa; Heavy metal; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; STAUROSPORINE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; COLPODA STEINII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYRTOLOPHOSIS ELONGATA; CYTOPLASM; DETOXIFICATION; DREPANOMONAS REVOLUTA; ELECTRON; EUKARYOTIC CELL; MACRONUCLEUS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CILIOPHORA; COLPODA STEINII; CYRTOLOPHOSIS ELONGATA; DREPANOMONAS; EUKARYOTA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 14844341101     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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