Localization of cytochrome oxidase and the 2-methyl branched-chain enoyl CoA reductase in muscle and hypodermis of Ascaris suum larvae and adults

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 760-763

  Mei, Baisong ^a   Komuniecki, Richard ^a   Komuniecki, Patricia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN ALKYL GROUP; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE; ANIMALS; ASCARIS SUUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; RABBITS; STAINING AND LABELING;

ASCARIS SUUM; HYPODERRIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030848274     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284260     Document Type: Article

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