Heparin binding proteins from Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis promastigotes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 234-239

  Azevedo Pereira, R L ^a   Pereira, M C S ^a   Oliveria Junior, F O R ^a   Brazil, R P ^a   Cortes L M C ^a   Madeira, M F ^b   Santos, A L S ^c   Toma, L ^d   Alves, C R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heparin; Hydrophobic proteins; Leishmania; Leishmania (V.) braziliensis; Lutzomyia intermedia; Lutzomyia whitmani; Promastigotes

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; HEPARIN; HEPARIN BINDING PROTEIN; PYROXYLIN; SEPHAROSE; TRITON X 114;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LIFE CYCLE; LUTZOMYIA INTERMEDIA; LUTZOMYIA WHITMANI; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PSYCHODIDAE; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LUTZOMYIA INTERMEDIA; LUTZOMYIA WHITMANI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33947546016     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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