Use of a novel cell adhesion method and digital measurement to show stimulus-dependent variation in somatic and oral ciliary beat frequency in paramecium

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 144-148

  Bell, Wade E ^a   Hallworth, Richard ^b   Wyatt, Todd A ^c   Sisson, Joseph H ^d  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell immobilization; chemoattraction; ciliates; hyperpolarization; membrane potential; potassium

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELL ORGANELLE; CILIATE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BETAINE; CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR; MONOVALENT CATION; POTASSIUM;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; DRUG EFFECTS; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; IMMOBILIZED CELL; PARAMECIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BETAINE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CILIA; PARAMECIUM; POTASSIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84921877488     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12153     Document Type: Article

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