Plasminogen interaction with Trypanosoma cruzi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-67

  Almeida, Laura ^a   Vanegas, Gilmer ^a   Calcagno, Marina ^a   Concepción, Juan Luis ^a   Avilan, Luisana ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Plasminogen; Plasminogen activation; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRITON X 114;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; EPIMASTIGOTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PROTEIN BLOTTING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SOLUBILITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 1642567417     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000100011     Document Type: Article

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