Differential toxicity of ricin and diphtheria toxin for bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 289-295

  Scory, Stefan ^a   Steverding, Dietmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Diphtheria toxin; In vitro protein synthesis; Ricin; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; IMMUNOTOXIN; RICIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; EUKARYOTE; MOUSE; MYELOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; ENDOCYTOSIS; MICE; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RABBITS; RICIN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0031438791     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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