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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-9-11
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A key question to answer studying the biological effects of ultraviolet radiation on planktonic micro-organisms is whether they can perceive UV-B radiation as a sensory signal, likewise they do with visible light. We have faced this problem performing an individual-cell analysis of Blepharisma japonicum photomotile responses to UV-B stimuli. Our results on spectral responsiveness and on the effects of a photoresponse inhibitor indicate that B. japonicum is capable to perceive and transduce UV-B radiation as an environmental sensory stimulus, which it escapes from gathering in shadowed areas. Similar UV-B avoidance motile reactions could serve as a behavioural defence mechanism contributing to avoid harmful overexposure to UV-B.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jul
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| pubmed:issn |
0006-3002
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:day |
19
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| pubmed:volume |
1336
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
23-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1997
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Sensory perception and transduction of UV-B radiation by the ciliate Blepharisma japonicum.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
CNR Istituto di Biofisica, Pisa, Italy. lenci@ib.pi.cnr.it
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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