Title: [Osmotic homeostasis in the freshwater ameba].
Abstract: Structural and physiological osmotic adaptations of freshwater protozoa are reviewed using Amoeba proteus as an example. A particular emphasis is given to the contractile vacuole. Recent results on the effects of exogenous ATP and vasopressin on the contractile vacuole are also presented.
Publication Year: 1986
Publication Date: 1986-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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