Evidence for Adhesive Activity of the Ventrolateral Flange in Giardia lamblia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-80

  Erlandsen, Stanley L ^a   Russo, A Peter ^b   Turner, James N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Field emission SEM; Microfabricated substrate; Trophozoite adhesion; Ventral adhesive disk; Ventrolateral flange

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTIST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

ANIMALIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1242321991     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00165.x     Document Type: Article

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