When does subjective day come under 24-h light/dark cycles?: The case of circadian rhythms of UV-C resistance and timing of cell division in Euglena Gracilis

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Beneragama, C K ^a   Goto, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell division; Circadian; Entrainment; Euglena; UV C

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS;

EID: 75649108172     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2010.28.34     Document Type: Article

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