Autofluorescence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum cysts in vitro

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Lei, Ying ^a   Davey, Mary ^a   Ellis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYST; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CYST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIFE CYCLE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERO CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; NEOSPORA; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA; VIRUS CULTURE;

NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

BAG1 PROTEIN, TOXOPLASMA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; SAG1 ANTIGEN, TOXOPLASMA; SAG1 PROTEIN, NEOSPORA CANINUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEOSPORA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SERIAL PASSAGE; TOXOPLASMA; VERO CELLS;

EID: 17844397984     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-355R     Document Type: Article

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