Transformation of Leishmania mexicana metacyclic promastigotes to amastigote-like forms mediated by binding of human C-reactive protein

Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 521-529

  Bee, A ^a   Culley, F J ^b   Alkhalife, I S ^a   Bodman Smith, K B ^b   Raynes, J G ^b   Bates, P A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenylate cyclase; Amastigote; C reactive protein; Leishmania mexicana; Lipophosphoglycan; Metacyclic promastigote

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LIGANDS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035014819     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001007612     Document Type: Article

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