Dry weight loss during culmination of the slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum.
1956
R D BRONSWEIG, and
J H GREGG
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D001835
Body Weight
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D004023
Dictyostelium
A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Its natural habitat is decaying forest leaves, where it feeds on bacteria. D. discoideum is the best-known species and is widely used in biomedical research.
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.