THE CONTRACTILE BASIS OF AMOEBOID MOVEMENT : I. The Chemical Control of Motility in Isolated Cytoplasm

Cytoplasm has been isolated from single amoeba (Chaos carolinensis) in physiological solutions similar to rigor, contraction, and relaxation solutions designed to control the contractile state of vertebrate striated muscle. Contractions of the isolated cytoplasm are elicited by free calcium ion con...

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Main Authors: Taylor, D. L., Condeelis, J. S., Moore, P. L., Allen, R. D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1973
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2109088/