Entamoeba histolytica: Surface proteolytic activity and its relationship with in vitro virulence

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-167

  Araiza Orozco, Luz María ^a   Avila, Eva Edilia ^a   De Muñoz, María Lourdes ^b   Arias Negrete, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amoeba virulence; Collagenase; Complement resistance; Cysteine proteases; Entamoeba histolytica; Surface proteolytic activity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; COLLAGENASES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMANS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0032753541     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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