Electron microscopy analysis of the nucleolus of Trypanosoma cruzi

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-299

  López Velázquez, Gabriel ^a,b   Hernández, Roberto ^a   López Villaseñor, Imelda ^a   Reyes Vivas, Horacio ^b   Segura Valdez, María De L ^a   Jiménez García, Luis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cajal bodies; Nucleolus; Nucleus; Ribosomal RNA; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGION ASSOCIATED PROTEINS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; NUCLEOLUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; CELL NUCLEOLUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 23844450801     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927605050233     Document Type: Article

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