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Effects of Calcium Ion on Growth and Behavior of Tetrahymena pyriformis
Author(s) -
SAITO TADAO,
ASAI HIROSHI
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb02782.x
Subject(s) - tetrahymena pyriformis , tetrahymena , calcium , biology , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry
SYNOPSIS The chelator GEDTA was used to show that Ca 2+ is required for the growth of Tetrahymena pyriformis strain W and for normal galvanotactic responses and swimming.