Two hemocyte populations in Triatoma infestans: Ultrastructural and lectin-binding characterization

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-70

  Hypša, Václav ^a   Grubhoffer, Libor ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CLASSIFICATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; TRIATOMA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HEMOCYTES; LECTINS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRIATOMA;

EID: 0030920890     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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