Is there a pilot in a pseudopod?

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 915-924

  Weber, Igor ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Cell polarization; Chemotaxis; Dictyostelium; Directional sensing; Pseudopod

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; CYCLIC AMP;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL ELONGATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL POLARITY; CHEMOTAXIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; HYPOTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPODIUM; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SHORT SURVEY;

DICTYOSTELIUM; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 33748259785     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2006.05.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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