Giardia lamblia: Evaluation of the in vitro effects of nocodazole and colchicine on trophozoites

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-72

  Mariante, Rafael Meyer ^a,b   Vancini, Ricardo Gomes ^a,b   Melo, Ana Luíza ^b   Benchimol, Marlene ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Cytoskeleton; Drugs; Giardia lamblia; Nocodazole

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; NOCODAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVALUATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 15544377219     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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