Catecholamines in entamoebae: Recent (re)discoveries

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 589-593

  Eichinger, Dan ^a   Coppi, Alida ^a   Frederick, Jesse ^a   Merali, Salim ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Catecholamines; Encystation; Entamoeba; Epinephrine; Hartmannella; Histamine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ADRENALIN; BIOGENIC AMINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; DOPA; DOPAMINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; ENTAMOEBA; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PROTOZOON; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA; HARTMANNELLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036861632     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02704852     Document Type: Article

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