| Value |
1.04
g/cm^3
|
| Organism |
Ciliate Paramecium caudatum |
| Reference |
Katsu-Kimura Y, Nakaya F, Baba SA, Mogami Y. Substantial energy expenditure for locomotion in ciliates verified by means of simultaneous measurement of oxygen consumption rate and swimming speed. J Exp Biol. 2009 Jun212(Pt 12):1819-24. doi: 10.1242/jeb.028894. p.1822 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID19482999
|
| Primary Source |
Ooya, M., Mogami, Y., Izumi-Kurotani, A. and Baba, S. A. (1992). Gravity-induced changes in propulsion of Paramecium caudatum: a possible role of gravireception in protozoan behavior. J. Exp. Biol. 163, 153-167. |
| Comments |
"In this study, M (cellular mass) was
obtained based on the assumption that a spheroidal cell body has
the mean density of 1.04g/cm^3 (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110792 |