Secretion in unicellular marine phytoplankton: Demonstration of regulated exocytosis in Phaeocystis globosa

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 535-542

  Chin, Wei Chun ^a   Orellana, Mónica V ^b   Quesada, Ivan ^c   Verdugo, Pedro ^c  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Exocytosis; Exopolymer; Granule; Light; Mucilage; Phaeocystis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; GEL; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SECRETION; SECRETIONS; SECRETORY VESICLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADHESIVES; BODILY SECRETIONS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXOCYTOSIS; GELS; LIGHT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SECRETORY VESICLES;

PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 3042695423     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch062     Document Type: Article

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