Ultrastructure of the oocysts, sporocysts, and sporozoites of Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 505-512

  Speer, C A ^b   Clark, S ^b   Dubey, J P ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPOROZOITE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CATS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TOXOPLASMA;

COCCIDIA; NEMATODA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031865971     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284713     Document Type: Article

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