Visualization of the cytostome in Trypanosoma cruzi by high resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy using secondary and backscattered electron imaging

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-230

  Vatarunakamura, Celso ^a   Ueda Nakamura, Tânia ^a   Souza, Wanderley De ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytostome; Field emission SEM; High resolution scanning electron microscopy; Protozoa; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSTOMY; EPIMASTIGOTE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; FLAGELLA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 11144271116     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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