Protective cysts of Blepharisma undulans undulans - a model for the study of damage produced by a laser beam
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Memory in living systems |
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| Field | Morphological specializations and cytology |
| Keywords | Blepharisma; protecitve cysts; cytoskeleton; pulse laser damage |
| Description | Bundles of cortical microtubules of vegetative cells were completely disintegrated at the site of leser beam interference. In intact cysts, cortical microtubules were not detected Exposure of protective cysts to a laser beam resulted in surface perforation and subsequent leakage of cytoplasmic content, often including an undamaged macronucleus. |
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