Participation of myosin in gliding motility and host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-173

  Dobrowolski, Janice M ^a   Carruthers, Vern B ^a   Sibley, L David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAMMAL CELL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030770219     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5671913.x     Document Type: Article

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