A giant protein associated with the anterior pole of a trypanosomatid cell body skeleton

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-249

  Baqui, Munira M A ^a   Takata, Carmen S A ^a   Milder, Regina V ^a   Pudles, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Giant protein; Junctional complex; Phytomonas serpens; Trypanosomatids

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SULFUR 35;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAGELLATE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE THERMOPHILA; LEPTOMONAS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHYTOMONAS; PHYTOMONAS SERPENS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0029947982     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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