Entamoeba histolytica: Diminution of erythrophagocytosis, phospholipase A2, and hemolytic activities is related to virulence impairment in long-term axenic cultures

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-119

  González Garza, Ma Teresa ^a   Castro Garza, Jorge ^a   Cruz Vega, Delia E ^a   Vargas Villarreal, Javier ^a   Carranza Rosales, Pilar ^a   Mata Cárdenas, Benito D ^a   Siller Campos, Lorena ^a   Said Fernández, Salvador ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

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Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE A2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLYSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HAMSTER; HEMOLYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033759941     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2000.4554     Document Type: Article

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