Lipophosphoglycan is not required for infection of macrophages or mice by Leishmania mexicana

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1953-1962

  Ilg, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Lipophosphoglycan; Macrophage; Proteophosphoglycan; Virulence

Indexed keywords

LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034595204     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.1953     Document Type: Article

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