High molecular mass glycans are major structural elements associated with the laminated layer of in vitro cultivated Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-214

  Ingold, Katrin ^a   Gottstein, Bruno ^a   Hemphill, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Echinococcus multilocularis; Glycans; In vitro cultivation; Lectin binding; Metacestodes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GALACTOSAMINE; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033993463     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00177-0     Document Type: Article

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