Trichomonas vaginalis: In vitro phagocytosis of lactobacilli, vaginal epithelial cells, leukocytes, and erythrocytes

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-250

  Rendón Maldonado, José G ^a   Espinosa Cantellano, Martha ^a   González Robles, Arturo ^a   Martínez Palomo, Adolfo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUKOCYTE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

LACTOBACILLUS; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0345131735     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4297     Document Type: Article

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