Figure 1

Excretion of ammonia from developing cells. Cells from the parental strain (Ax4) and the indicated single and double amt null strains were plated for development as described in Methods. Excreted ammonia that collected in the buffer-soaked supporting pads for the indicated times post-starvation was measured using an ammonia specific electrode. Error bars give the standard error from four independent experiments. The slope of each line, representing the micromoles of ammonia released per hour, is given in parentheses following each strain name.