Evidence that hyaluronidase is not involved in tissue invasion of the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 3053-3055

  Nickel, Rosa ^a   Stern, Robert ^b   Leippe, Matthias ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERBIL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GELS; GERBILLINAE; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; SEPHAROSE; STAINING AND LABELING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034103143     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.3053-3055.2000     Document Type: Article

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