The Life and Times of Tetrahymena

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-27

  Lynn, Denis H ^a   Doerder, F Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliature; Cyst; Histophage; Macrostome; Membranelle; Micronucleate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858734612     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385967-9.00002-5     Document Type: Chapter

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