Effect of epinephrine on glucose metabolism in Tetrahymena.
Epinephrine was found to enhance markedly glucose utilisation by the unicellular Tetrahymena. This suggests that epinephrine-sensitive receptors may be present in the membrane of the unicellular.
D000818:Animals; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000378:metabolism; D013769:Tetrahymena pyriformis / Q000378:metabolism*
D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D005947:Glucose; D009638:Norepinephrine