Effect of the bioactive metabolite euplotin C on phagocytosis and fluid-phase endocytosis in the single-celled eukaryote Paramecium

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Ramoino, Paola ^a   Usai, Cesare ^b   Maccione, Silvia ^a   Beltrame, Francesco ^a   Diaspro, Alberto ^a   Fato, Marco ^a   Guella, Graziano ^c   Dini, Fernando ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliated protozoa; Euplotin C; Fluid phase endocytosis; Microtubule network; Phagocytosis; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; EUPLOTIN C; LATEX; PACLITAXEL; SESQUITERPENOID; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACTIVITY; CILIATE; DRUG; EUKARYOTE; METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CILIATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; EUKARYOTE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOOD; INCUBATION TIME; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIQUID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; METABOLITE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; DEXTRANS; ENDOCYTOSIS; LATEX; MICROTUBULES; PACLITAXEL; PARAMECIUM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SESQUITERPENES; TIME FACTORS; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; TUBULIN MODULATORS; VACUOLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS; MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA;

EID: 34548674205     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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