Ultrastructural morphology of intermediate forms and forms suggestive of conjugation in the life cycle of Pneumocystis carinii

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Itatani, Carol Ann ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FERROCYANIDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONJUGATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ANIMALIA; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029984512     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284134     Document Type: Article

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