Structure of the Cryptosporidium parvum microneme: A metabolically and osmotically labile apicomplexan organelle

Micron

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 65-78

  Robin Harris, J ^a   Adrian, Marc ^b   Petry, Franz ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Cryptosporidium parvum; Electron microscopy; Microneme; Negative staining; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0037899557     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(03)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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