Different effects of cytochalasins on the growth and differentiation of Entamoeba invadens

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-71

  Makioka, Asao ^a   Kumagai, Masahiro ^a   Kobayashi, Seiki ^b   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN A; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOCHALASIN D; CYTOCHALASIN DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHALASIN E; DIHYDROCYTOCHALASIN B;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOCHALASINS; ENTAMOEBA;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS;

EID: 2942704214     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1106-8     Document Type: Article

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