The flagellum of Trypanosoma brucei: New tricks from an old dog

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 869-884

  Ralston, Katherine S ^a   Hill, Kent L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axoneme; Cilium; Cytokinesis; Dynein; Flagellum; Motility; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; MOTILITY; PROTOZOAN;

AXONEME; BIOGENESIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOKINESIS; DOG; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLAGELLUM; GENOMICS; HOST CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; FLAGELLA; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EUKARYOTA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 43949146897     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.03.003     Document Type: Review

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