Method for determination of chemoattraction in Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Earlier works presented a variety of techniques for detection of chemoattractants in ciliates. The present agar layer model and the used double-P cutter give an easy, reproducible way of quantitative evaluation of positive chemotaxis. Beside the two-channel chamber, the multi-channel one seems to be also useful in characterization of different taxons or different chemoattractants.
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Department of Biology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
D000818:Animals; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology*; D015194:Diffusion Chambers, Culture / Q000379:methods*; D013769:Tetrahymena pyriformis / Q000502:physiology*