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Tyrosine aminotransferase activity ofEuglena oscillates with an ultradian period of approximately 4–5 h. The oscillation frequency in the time series was determined by cosine fitting. Experiments which were performed between 16 and 31.5°C revealed temperature compensation.
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Balzer, I., Neuhaus-Steinmetz, U. & Hardeland, R. Temperature compensation in an ultradian rhythm of tyrosine aminotransferase activity inEuglena gracilis Klebs. Experientia 45, 476–477 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952036
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