Enrichment and biochemical characterization of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite plasmalemma

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 421-426

  Rabjeau, A ^a   Foussard, F ^a   Mauras, G ^b   Dubremetz, J F ^c  

^a Universite d'Angers   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

pellicle; plasmalemma isolation; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0030940769     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008670     Document Type: Article

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