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Tetrahymena pyriformis

Known as: Tetrahymena pyriformi, pyriformi, Tetrahymena 
A species of ciliate protozoa used extensively in genetic research.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Toxicity Assessment of the Herbicides Sulcotrione and Mesotrione Toward Two Reference Environmental Microorganisms: Tetrahymena pyriformis and Vibrio fischeri
The potential toxicity of sulcotrione (2-[2-chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl]-1,3-cyclohexanedione) and mesotrione (2-[4… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The toxicity of cationic surfactants in four bioassays.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The fastest global events in RNA folding: electrostatic relaxation and tertiary collapse of the Tetrahymena ribozyme.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Structure-toxicity relationships for aliphatic chemicals evaluated with Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Quantitative structure-activity relationships were developed for the toxicity data of 500 aliphatic chemicals tested in the two… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Role of counterion condensation in folding of the Tetrahymena ribozyme. II. Counterion-dependence of folding kinetics.
Condensed counterions contribute to the stability of compact structures in RNA, largely by reducing electrostatic repulsion among… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Reversibly contractile nuclear matrix. Its isolation, structure, and composition
From Tetrahymena macronuclei we have isolated a reversibly contractile nucleo-skeleton, i.e., an "expanded" nuclear matrix which… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Characterization of the species of the Tetrahymena pyriformis complex.
MITCHELL, R. W. 1971. Egg and young guarding by a Mexican cave-dwelling harvestman, Hoplobunus boneti (Arachnida). Southwestern… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Pair formation in tetrahymena pyriformis, an inducible developmental system.
The process of pair formation by sexual strains of Tetrahymena pyriformis is an inducible pathway interrupting the cellular… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Cholesterol inhibition of pentacyclic triterpenoid biosynthesis in Tetrahymena pyriformis.
SYNOPSIS. Tetrahymena pyriformis synthesizes tetrahymanol and “diplopterol” from acetate, mevalonate or squalene. The formation… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Microbiological evaluation of protein quality with Tetrahymena pyriformis W
Measurement of protein utilization I43 Henry, K. M., Kon, S. K. & Watson, M. B. (1937). Milk and Nutrition, Part I, p. 37… 
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