Evidence for two extremes of ciliary motor response in a single swimming microorganism

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-113

  Jung, Ilyong ^a   Powers, Thomas R ^a,b   Valles Jr , James M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

CILIA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84891877919     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.3703     Document Type: Article

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