Inhibition of in vitro attachment of Giardia trophozoites by mucin

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 869-873

  Roskens, Heidi ^a   Erlandsen, Stanley L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; MUCIN; NOCODAZOLE; POLYARGININE; POLYLYSINE;

PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE BRUSH BORDER; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; TROPHOZOITE;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036802914     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0869:ioivao]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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