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Paramecium

Known as: Parameciums 
A genus of ciliate protozoa that is often large enough to be seen by the naked eye. Paramecia are commonly used in genetic, cytological, and other… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Reconstitution in planar lipid bilayers of a voltage-dependent anion-selective channel obtained from paramecium mitochondria
SummaryWe have incorporated into planar lipid bilayer membranes a voltage-dependent, anion-selective channel (VDAC) obtained… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Regulation of adenylyl cyclase from Paramecium by an intrinsic potassium conductance.
Hyperpolarization of the cell membrane of Paramecium stimulates adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) formation. Manipulations of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Calcium entry leads to inactivation of calcium channel in Paramecium.
Under depolarizing voltage clamp of Paramecium an inward calcium current developed and subsequently relaxed within 10… Expand
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Artificial deciliation causes loss of calcium-dependent responses in Paramecium
WHEN a paramecium collides with an obstacle, it reverses the direction of the effective stroke of its cilia, swims backwards for… Expand
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Genetic dissection of behavior in paramecium
other hand, S. M. Awramik, S. Golubic, and E. S. Barghoorn [Absir. Geol. Soc. Am. 4 (7), 438 (1972)1 have concluded from a… Expand
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Membrane specializations in the form of regular membrane-to-membrane attachment sites in Paramecium. A correlated freeze-etching and ultrathin-sectioning analysis.
The outer membrane complex of Paramecium was investigated by ultrathin-sectioning techniques and by freeze-etching of unfixed… Expand
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Reactivated Triton-Extracted Models of Paramecium: Modification of Ciliary Movement by Calcium Ions
Triton-extracted models of Paramecium were reactivated to swim in solutions of adenosine triphosphate and magnesium ions. The… Expand
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Ionic Mechanisms Controlling Behavioral Responses of Paramecium to Mechanical Stimulation
A mechanical stimulus applied to the anterior part of Paramecium causes a transient increase in membrane permeability to calcium… Expand
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Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
CYTOPLASMIC INHERITANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CELL CORTEX IN PARAMECIUM AURELIA.
Y1,Y2,. . . be a sequence of independent two-valued random variables, Yn+i = -s or f3 + ns with probabilities (1 W) and W, where… Expand
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Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
Incomplete Carcinogens: Ethyl Carbamate (Urethane) as an Initiator of Skin Tumour Formation in the Mouse
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