Calcium-ions are involved in erythrocyte invasion by equine Babesia parasites

Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-294

  Okubo, K ^a   Wilawan, P ^a   Bork, S ^a   Okamura, M ^a,b   Yokoyama, N ^a   Igarashi, I ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia caballi; Babesia equi; Ca2+; EGTA; Erythrocyte invasion

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; EGTAZIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA EQUI; CELL INVASION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE; HORSE; MEROZOITE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CHELATING AGENTS; EGTAZIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50;

BABESIA; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA EQUI; EQUIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33747034179     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006000436     Document Type: Article

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