Secretion of micronemal proteins is associated with toxoplasma invasion of host cells

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-235

  Carruthers, Vern B ^a,b   Giddings, Olivia K ^a   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

CALCIUM; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MIC2 PROTEIN, TOXOPLASMA GONDII; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETORY VESICLE; TEMPERATURE; TOXOPLASMA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIBROBLASTS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SECRETORY VESICLES; STAUROSPORINE; TEMPERATURE; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0033224351     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.1999.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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