In vitro cultivation of the vascular phase of Sarcocystis singaporensis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-299

  Jäkel, Thomas ^a   Henke, Marion ^a   Weingarten, Bernd ^a   Kliemt, Damaris ^a   Seidinger, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Excystation; Host cell specificity; Merozoites; Pneumonocytes; Rattus norvegicus; Schizogony; Sporozoites; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS SINGAPORENSIS;

EID: 1842339296     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05669.x     Document Type: Article

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