Microtubules in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and their importance for invasion of erythrocytes

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 425-433

  Fowler, R E ^a   Fookes, R E ^a   Lavin, F ^a   Bannister, L H ^a   Mitchell, G H ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Dinitroanilines; Invasion; Merozoites; Microtubules; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PACLITAXEL; PENDIMETHALIN; TRIFLURALIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MEROZOITE; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZONT;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; COLCHICINE; ERYTHROCYTES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MICROTUBULES; MITOCHONDRIA; PACLITAXEL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TIME FACTORS; TRIFLURALIN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031791127     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209800328X     Document Type: Article

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