Responses of the ciliates Tetrahymena and Paramecium to vertebrate odorants and tastants

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Rodgers, Lindsay F ^a   Markle, Karen L ^a   Hennessey, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral bioassay; Chemosensory adaptation; Chemosensory receptors; Chemosensory responses; GPCR

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMORECEPTION; CILIATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMOTAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PHYSIOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHEMOTAXIS; MOVEMENT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; TETRAHYMENA; VERTEBRATES;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; TETRAHYMENA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38649083106     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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