Leishmania donovani amastigotes mobilize organic and inorganic osmolytes during regulatory volume decrease

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-289

  LeFurgey, Ann ^a   Gannon, Melissa ^a   Blum, Joseph ^a   Ingram, Peter ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidocalcisome; Electron probe X ray microanalysis; L alanine; Osmotic homeostasis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FLAGELLATE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; ZINC;

INSECTA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; VOLUTIN GRANULES; ZINC;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ZINC;

EID: 27744530918     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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