Opisthorchis viverrini: Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of the glycocalyx of the tegument

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-29

  Apinhasmit, W ^a   Sobhon, P ^b   Tarasub, C ^b   Mothong, W ^b   Saitongdee, P ^b   Sretarugsa, P ^b   Wanichanon, C ^b   Upatham, E S ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Anatomy ^*  (Thailand)

^c Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; PLANT LECTIN; RUTHENIUM RED; SIALIC ACID; ULEX EUROPAEUS AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; GLYCOCALYX; INTEGUMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; OPISTHORCHIS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; OPISTHORCHIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TREMATODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM VULGARIS; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0034127926     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00000044     Document Type: Article

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