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. 1965 Jun;25(3):443-57.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.25.3.443.

A study of phagocytosis in the ameba Chaos chaos

R G Christiansen, J M Marshall

A study of phagocytosis in the ameba Chaos chaos

R G Christiansen et al. J Cell Biol. 1965 Jun.

Abstract

The process of phagocytosis was investigated by observing the interactions between the ameba Chaos chaos and its prey (Paramecium aurelia), by studying food cup formation in the living cell, and by studying the fine structure of the newly formed cup using electron microscopy of serial sections. The cytoplasm surrounding the food cup was found to contain structures not seen elsewhere in the ameba. The results are discussed in relation to the mechanisms which operate during food cup formation.

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