Ca2+-dependence of conoid extrusion in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-127

  Mondragon, Ricardo ^a   Frixione, Eugenio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Calcium; Cell movement; Coccidia; Intracellular parasites; Motility

Indexed keywords

1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENOXY)ETHANE N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; 1,2-BIS(2-AMINOPHENOXY)ETHANE N,N,N',N'-TETRAACETIC ACID ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENT; CYTOCHALASIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EGTAZIC ACID; FLUORESCENT DYE; IONOMYCIN; IONOPHORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; CELL LINE; CHELATING AGENTS; CYTOCHALASIN D; DOGS; EGTAZIC ACID; FLUORESCENT DYES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IONOMYCIN; IONOPHORES; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0030095229     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb04491.x     Document Type: Article

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