Digestion of erythrocytes by Entamoeba histolytica: Correlative study with scanning electron microscopy and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages S181-S182

  Mora Galindo, Juan ^a   González Robles, Arturo ^b   Alvarez, Dolores ^c   Perea Dı́az, F Javier ^a   Anaya Velázquez, Fernando ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Digestion; Entamoeba histolytica; Erythrophagocytosis; Hemoglobin; Iron

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIGESTION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERYTHROCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0033744837     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(00)00116-8     Document Type: Article

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