Giardia lamblia attachment force is insensitive to surface treatments

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 781-783

  Hansen, W R ^a   Tulyathan, O ^b   Dawson, S C ^a   Cande, W Z ^a   Fletcher, D A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CENTRIFUGATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GLASS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 33646251115     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.5.4.781-783.2006     Document Type: Article

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