Tetrahymena thermophila
"Tetrahymena thermophila" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of ciliate protozoa used in genetic and cytological research.
| Descriptor ID |
D016808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.185.650.375.750.850.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Tetrahymena thermophila- Tetrahymena thermophila
- Tetrahymena thermophilas
- thermophila, Tetrahymena
- thermophilas, Tetrahymena
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetrahymena thermophila" by people in Profiles.
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McGrath KE, Yu SM, Heruth DP, Kelly AA, Gorovsky MA. Regulation and evolution of the single alpha-tubulin gene of the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 1994; 27(3):272-83.
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Stargell LA, Heruth DP, Gaertig J, Gorovsky MA. Drugs affecting microtubule dynamics increase alpha-tubulin mRNA accumulation via transcription in Tetrahymena thermophila. Mol Cell Biol. 1992 Apr; 12(4):1443-50.