Tetrahymena in the Laboratory: Strain Resources, Methods for Culture, Maintenance, and Storage

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 237-276

  Cassidy Hanley, Donna M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Heterokaryon; Inbred; Progeny; Segregation; Unidirectional

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858712942     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385967-9.00008-6     Document Type: Chapter

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