How applicable is the general adaptation syndrome to the unicellular Tetrahymena?

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-15

  Csaba, György ^a   Pállinger, Éva ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

GAS; General adaptation syndrome; Hormones; Stress; Tetrahymena pyriformis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; COPPER SULFATE; CORTICOTROPIN; ENDORPHIN; FENCLONINE; HISTAMINE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; SEROTONIN;

ADAPTATION SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; COPPER SULFATE; HISTAMINE; INSULIN; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; VERTEBRATES;

TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 60649115089     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1527     Document Type: Article

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