Trichomonas adhere and phagocytose sperm cells: Adhesion seems to be a prominent stage during interaction

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 597-604

  Benchimol, Marlene ^a,d   De Andrade Rosa, Ivone ^a,b   Da Silva Fontes, Reginaldo ^c   Burla Dias, Ângelo José ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BULL (BOVINE); CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZATION; INFERTILITY; LYSOSOME; MALE; MEMBRANE BINDING; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPERMATOZOA; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

BOS; BOVINAE; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 39749140301     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0793-3     Document Type: Article

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