Scanning electron microscopic study of human neuroblastoma cells affected with Naegleria fowleri Thai strains

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1119-1123

  Tiewcharoen, Supathra ^a   Rabablert, Jundee ^b   Chetanachan, Pruksawan ^c   Junnu, Virach ^a   Worawirounwong, Dusit ^c   Malainual, Nat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA; AMOEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CERCOPITHECIDAE; COCULTURE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; THAILAND; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NEUROBLASTOMA;

CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 51449124288     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1103-4     Document Type: Article

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