Relevant Glycoconjugates on the Surface of Trypanosoma cruzi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 37-49

  Colli, Walter ^a   Alves, Maria Júlia Manso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Extracellular matrix; Galactofuranose; Laminin; Lipopeptido phosphoglycan; Tc 85; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

GLYCOCONJUGATE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033255772     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700004     Document Type: Article

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