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Rabi K. Prusti, A.S.N. Reddy, and Sivatosh Mookerjee; Regeneration in Spirostomum ambiguum: effects of some metabolic inhibitors. Can.J.Zool. 62:312-314, 1984

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Inhibitors of RNA and protein syntheses like ethidium bromide and chloramphenicol caused profound delay in the regeneration of Spirostomum ambiguum, while potent mitotic poisons such as colchicine and mercaptoethanol showed only general injury to the cell. Use of cyanide, sodium azide, and iodoacetate further reveals that the energy for regeneration in ciliates like Spirostomum is most likely provided by glycolysis rather than aerobic respiration.