Cytopathogenicity of Acanthamoeba, Vahlkampfia and Hartmannella: Quantative & qualitative in vitro studies on keratocytes

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 228-237

  Kinnear, F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SARCODINA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAHLKAMPFIA; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0038545896     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1116     Document Type: Article

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