The single mitochondrion of tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-33

  Melo, E J L ^a   Attias, M ^b   De Souza, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mitochondrion; Three dimensional reconstruction; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; FLUORESCENT DYE; RHODAMINE 123;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033928205     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2000.4228     Document Type: Article

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