Mobilization of intracellular calcium stimulates microneme discharge in Toxoplasma gondii

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Carruthers, Vern B ^a,b   Sibley, L David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM IONOPHORE;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ADHESION; CELL ORGANELLE; CHELATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSKELETON; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; IONOPHORES; KINETICS; ORGANELLES; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0032927424     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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