Osmotic and metabolic-induced changes in light scattering of Leishmania donovani as measured by flow cytometry

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-217

  Blum, J Joseph ^a   Balber, Andrew E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 deoxyglucose; Alanine; Osmoregulation; Promastigote

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 0000682516     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb01393.x     Document Type: Article

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