Studying taxis in real time using optical tweezers: Applications for Leishmania amazonensis parasites

Micron

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 617-620

  Pozzo, L Y ^a   Fontes, A ^b   de Thomaz, A A ^a   Santos, B S ^c   Farias, P M A ^b   Ayres, D C ^a   Giorgio, S ^a   Cesar, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Flagellar motion; Force; Gradients; Leishmaniasis; Optical tweezers

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXIS; FLAGELLAR MOTION; FORCE; GRADIENTS; LEISHMANIASIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; GLUCOSE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 67349223509     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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