Azadirachtin disrupts formation of organised microtubule arrays during microgametogenesis of Plasmodium berghei

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 489-497

  Billker, Oliver ^a   Shaw, Michael K ^a   Jones, Ian W ^a   Ley, Steven V ^b   Mordue, A Jennifer ^c   Sinden, Robert E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Axoneme; Azadirachta indica; Cytoskeleton; Gametogenesis; Mitosis; Mitotic spindle; Plasmodium berghei; Tubulin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; INSECTICIDES; LIMONINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

APICOMPLEXA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; INVERTEBRATA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036866747     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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