title: Influence of benzodiazepine (diazepam) by single and repeated treatment on the growth of Tetrahymena.
abstract: Diazepam at 10(-7) M stimulated considerably the growth of Tetrahymena. The growth rate increase was still demonstrable after 3 days (after about 15 generations) and was even greater than initially. A second treatment with diazepam did not furthermore increase the growth rate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D013769:Tetrahymena pyriformis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam