Visualization of new virus-like-particles in Trichomonas vaginalis

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 406-415

  Benchimol, M ^a   Chang, T H ^b   Alderete, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

dsRNA virus; Trichomonas vaginalis; Ultrastructure; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; CESIUM CHLORIDE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL INCLUSION; CELL LABELING; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CYTOPLASM; DENSITY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOLGI COMPLEX; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RNA VIRUS; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

DSRNA VIRUSES; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0036917144     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040816602000757     Document Type: Article

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