Ultrastructure of the Gregarina niphandrodes nucleus through stages from unassociated trophozoites to gamonts in syzygy and the syzygy junction

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 479-484

  Toso, Marc A ^a   Omoto, Charlotte K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GREGARINA NIPHANDRODES; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYZYGY JUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; CELL NUCLEUS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TENEBRIO;

GREGARINA NIPHANDRODES;

EID: 34447129547     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1028R1.1     Document Type: Article

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