Schistosoma japonicum: Immunolocalization of paramyosin during development

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-52

  Gobert, G N ^a   Stenzel, D J ^a   Jones, M K ^b   Allen, D E ^a   McManus, D P ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; electron microscopy; immunocytochemistry; paramyosin; Schistosoma japonicum; tegument

Indexed keywords

PARAMYOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTEGUMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SNAILS; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 0031035299     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008001     Document Type: Article

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