Chemo-accumulation without changes in membrane potential in the microstome form of the ciliate Tetrahymena vorax

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3980-3987

  Grønlien, Heidi K ^a,b   Rønnevig, Anna Kari ^a   Hagen, Bjarne ^a   Sand, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemo accumulation; Chemo attraction; Ciliate; L cysteine; Membrane potential; Proteose peptone; Swimming behaviour; Tetrahymena vorax

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR; CYSTEINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROTEOSE-PEPTONE; PROTEOSEPEPTONE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SWIMMING; TETRAHYMENA; TIME;

ANIMALS; CASEINS; CELL AGGREGATION; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CYSTEINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; SWIMMING; TETRAHYMENA; TIME FACTORS;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA VORAX;

EID: 78650065437     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042903     Document Type: Article

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