Proteinase activities in total extracts and in medium conditioned by Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 220-227

  Alfieri, Silvia C ^a   Correia, Carlos E B ^a   Motegi, Sofia A ^a   Pral, Elizabeth M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034030737     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0220:paitea]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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