Trichomonas vaginalis and Tritrichomonas foetus: Expression of chitin at the cell surface

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-204

  Kneipp, Lucimar F ^a   Andrade, Arnaldo F B ^b   De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Angluster, Jayme ^a   Alviano, Celuta S ^a   Travassos, Luis R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PROTOZOA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031825892     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4290     Document Type: Article

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