Pathogenesis of intestinal amebiasis: From molecules to disease

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 318-331

  Espinosa Cantellano, Martha ^a   Martínez Palomo, Adolfo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; INTESTINE ULCER; LAMINA PROPRIA; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; COLON; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECTUM; ULCER;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0343293988     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.13.2.318-331.2000     Document Type: Review

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