Characterization of the α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex from Fasciola hepatica: Potential implications for the role of calcium in the regulation of helminth mitochondrial metabolism

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-246

  Diaz, Francisca ^a,b   Komuniecki, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

calcium insensitivity; Fasciola hepatica; ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; VERMES;

EID: 0030607447     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02705-3     Document Type: Article

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