Ultrastructure and function of mitochondria in gametocytic stage of Plasmodium falciparum

Parasite

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-26

  Krungkrai, Jerapan ^a   Prapunwattana, P ^a   Krungkrai, S R ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electron transport system; Gametocyte; Mitochondria; Oxygen consumption; Plasmodium falciporum

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GERM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0034154995     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2000071019     Document Type: Article

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