Actin and myosin in Gregarina polymorpha

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-95

  Heintzelman, Matthew B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Gliding motility; Gregarine; Myoneme; Unconventional myosin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; DETERGENT; MYOSIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GREGARINA POLYMORPHA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENEBRIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOSINS; PROTOZOA;

APICOMPLEXA; COCCIDIA; GREGARINA POLYMORPHA; GREGARINIA; PROTOZOA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 2542587179     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.10178     Document Type: Article

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