Effect of drugs affecting microtubular assembly on microtubules, phospholipid synthesis and physiological indices (signalling, growth, motility and phagocytosis) in Tetrahymena pyriformis

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 419-429

  Kovacs P ^a   Csaba, G ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Microtubular system; Phospholipids; Signalling; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SERINE; VINBLASTINE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTILITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETOSOME; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; COLCHICINE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROTUBULES; MOVEMENT; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL; PALMITIC ACID; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; SERINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TRITIUM; TUBULIN; VINBLASTINE;

TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 33748615174     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1238     Document Type: Article

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