Cell density triggers slender to stumpy differentiation of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms in culture

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 269-280

  Reuner, Birgit ^a   Vassella, Erik ^a   Yutzy, Barbara ^a   Boshart, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density sensing; Differentiation; Pleomorphic; Stumpy form; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ACONITIC ACID; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CULTURE MEDIA; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; INTERPHASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEPHAROSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0031438790     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00160-6     Document Type: Article

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