Isolation of a Tetrahymena thermophila strain which induced metaphase I meiotic arrest: New pathway of abortive conjugation

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-363

  Kaczanowski, Andrzej ^a   Kiersnowska, Mauryla ^a   Kaczanowska, Janina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell fusion; Chromatid cohesion; Conjugation phenotype; Meiotic I arrest; Micronuclear determination

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACRONUCLEUS; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; PHYSIOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; MACRONUCLEUS; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 2542464151     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00579.x     Document Type: Article

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