Kinetics of entry of virulent and avirulent strains of Leishmania donovani into macrophages: A possible role of virulence molecules (gp63 and LPG)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 632-635

  Chakrabarty, R ^a   Mukherjee, S ^a   Lu, H G ^b   McGwire, B S ^b   Chang, K P ^b   Basu, M K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROMASTIGOTE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 0029741943     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3283790     Document Type: Article

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