Iron regulates growth of Trichomonas vaginalis and the expression of immunogenic trichomonad proteins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 123-132

  Lehker, M W ^a   Alderete, J F ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; LACTOFERRIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMAL; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IRON; LACTOFERRIN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS;

PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0026502193     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb00844.x     Document Type: Article

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