Characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis haemolysis

Parasitology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 171-175

  Ley, D C Dai ^a   Chang, Te Hung ^a   Alderete, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

cysteine proteinases; haemolytic activity; metronidazole; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMAL; CALCIUM; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IODOACETAMIDE; MAGNESIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; TEMPERATURE; TOSYLLYSINE CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0025011018     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000063204     Document Type: Article

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