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Tetrahymena thermophila

Known as: Tetrahymena thermophilas, thermophilas, Tetrahymena 
A species of ciliate protozoa used in genetic and cytological research.
National Institutes of Health

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2003
2003
Cloning and sequencing of four new metallothionein genes from Tetrahymena thermophila and T. pigmentosa: evolutionary relationships in Tetrahymena MT family.
The structure of four new MT (metallothionein) genes of Tetrahymena thermophila and T. pigmentosa were characterized. The MT-2… 
2002
2002
Quantitative structure-activity relationships for the inhibition toxicity to root elongation of Cucumis sativus of selected phenols and interspecies correlation with Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Cloning of abundant mRNA species present during conjugation of Tetrahymena thermophila: identification of mRNA species present exclusively during meiosis
A cDNA library was constructed by using as a template the RNA present during the meiotic prophase of Tetrahymena thermophila… 
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1978
Highly Cited
1978
Introduction of hidden breaks during rRNA maturation and ageing in Tetrahymena pyriformis.
The stability of Tetrahymena pyriformis cytoplasmic rRNAs and nuclear rRNA precursors has been studied by polyacrylamide gel… 
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1976
Highly Cited
1976
Changes in membrane lipid composition during temperature adaptation by a thermotolerant strain of Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mutations affecting cell division in Tetrahymena pyriformis. I. Selection and genetic analysis.
Fourteen nitrosoguanidine-induced mutations that bring about temperature-sensitive morphological abnormalities resulting from a… 
1976
1976
Ribosome biosynthesis in Tetrahymena pyriformis. Regulation in response to nutritional changes
Ribosome contents of growing and 12-h-starved Tetrahymena pyriformis (strain B) were compared. These studies indicate that (a… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Positive selection for mating with functional heterokaryons in Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Allelic assortment of Tetrahymena pyriformis makes possible the isolation of cells which contain both a heterozygous germ line… 
1973
1973
A cycloheximide-resistant mutant of Tetrahymena pyriformis.
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1959
Highly Cited
1959
Variations in the individual generation times of Tetrahymena geleii HS.
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