Observation of membrane frusion on the interaction of Trichomonas vaginalis with human vaginal epithelial cells

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-220

  Furtado, Milena Bastos ^a   Benchimol, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE FUSION; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; ANIMAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAGINA;

LANTHANUM;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; LANTHANUM; MEMBRANE FUSION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA;

EID: 0031594350     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050385     Document Type: Article

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