Ultrastructural effects of the chelating agent 1,10-phenanthroline on Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes in vitro

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 399-402

  Lane, J E ^a   Bogitsh, B J ^a,d   Ribeiro Rodrigues, R ^a   Kral, M V ^b   Jones, M M ^c   Carter, C E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Station B   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIMASTIGOTE; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETOPLAST; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHELATING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHENANTHROLINES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031965749     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050417     Document Type: Article

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