Cell division induced by mechanical stimulation in starved Tetrahymena thermophila: Cell cycle without synthesis of macronuclear DNA

Cell Biology International

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 503-509

  Iwamoto, Masaaki ^a,c   Sugai, Toshiro ^b   Nakaoka, Yasuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; DNA synthesis; Mating; Mechanical stimulation; Starvation; Tetrahymena thermophila

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA CONTENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; MACROMOLECULE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CENTRIFUGATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA REPLICATION; MACRONUCLEUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 3142626537     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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