Regulation of aggregate size and pattern by adenosine and caffeine in cellular slime molds
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Multicellularity in cellular slime molds is achieved by aggregation of several hundreds to thousands of cells. In the model slime mold <it>Dictyostelium discoideum</it>, adenosine is known to increase the aggregate size a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/12/5 |