Structural Changes in Tetrahymena rostrata during Induced Encystment
McARDLE, EUGENE W. ; BERGQUIST, BARTON L. ; EHRET, CHARLES F.
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1980
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1980
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1550-7408
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Biology
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SYNOPSIS. Experimentally induced precystic stages and mature cysts from 3 clones of Tetrahymena rostrata were examined by light and electron microscopy. It was demonstrated by cytochemical staining and fine-structural observations that precystic stages release mucocyst material that provides for the production of a cyst wall. Early and late cysts also contain numerous autophagous vacuoles. In late cysts there is a replacement of depleted mucocyst organelles. The developmental evidence obtained from sampling of sequential developmental stages suggests an ∼24-h timetable of cytoplasmic events associated with encystment in this organism.
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Electronic Resource
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