Amoeba proteus displays a walking form of locomotion.
This report deals with observations on the directional locomotion of amoeba before and after fixation and scanning electron microscopy. The study was aimed at visualization of the stepwise events of directional movements. After the analysis of the data it is proposed that the amoeba undergoes a sequence of movement events that can be defined as a walking form of locomotion.
Cameron
Ivan
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University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. cameron@uthscsa.edu
Rinaldi
Robert A
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Kirby
Gerald
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Davidson
David
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D000656:Amoeba / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011554:Pseudopodia / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure