Ciliates as model systems for cellular graviperception.
Ciliates are unicellular organisms, which have been subject of physiological studies since the 19th century. As they show distinct gravireactions, they are useful model organisms for investigation of the cellular gravitransduction chain.
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Institute of Zoology, University of Bonn, Germany. richard.braeucker@gmx.de
Hemmersbach
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