Evidence of plasmotomy in Blastocystis hominis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1521-1525

  Tan, T C ^a   Suresh, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL VACUOLE; DAUGHTER CELL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PLASMOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); HUMANS; METHYL GREEN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; STAINING AND LABELING;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 34948831561     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0670-0     Document Type: Article

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