Contribution of microscopy to a better knowledge of the biology of Giardia lamblia

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 513-527

  De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Lanfredi Rangel, Adriana ^a   Campanati, Loraine ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Giardia lamblia; Transmission electron microscopy; Video microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 6444228418     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927604040954     Document Type: Review

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