Toxoplasma gondii: An ultrastructural study of host-cell invasion by the bradyzoite stage

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 640-645

  Sasono, Pretty M D ^a   Smith, Judith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL VACUOLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GROWTH CURVE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIGHT JUNCTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TOXOPLASMA; VACUOLES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031853577     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050463     Document Type: Article

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