Evaluation of the presence of a thapsigargin-sensitive calcium store in trypanosomatids using trypanosoma evansi as a model

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1181-1183

  Mendoza, M ^a,b   Mijares, A ^a,b   Rojas, H ^a,b   Colina, C ^a,c,d   Cervino, V ^a,c   DiPolo, R ^a,b   Benaim, G ^a,c,d  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Simon Rodriuez   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^d Instituto Internacional de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIMYCIN A1; ARSENAZO 3; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM ION; DIGITONIN; NIGERICIN; OLIGOMYCIN; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; THAPSIGARGIN; CALCIUM; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IONOPHORE;

PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HOMEOSTASIS; IONOPHORES; NIGERICIN; THAPSIGARGIN; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 13844255530     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-263R     Document Type: Article

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