Particularities of mitochondrial structure in parasitic protists (Apicomplexa and Kinetoplastida)

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2069-2080

  de Souza, Wanderley ^a,b   Attias, Márcia ^a   Rodrigues, Juliany C F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Kinetoplastida; Mitochondria; Toxoplasma; Trypanosomatid

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIINDOYLMETHANE; ACRIFLAVINE; AMSACRINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; APOPTOLIDIN; ARTEMISIN; ASCOFURANONE; ATOVAQUONE; ATRAZINE; BAICALEIN; CAMPTOTHECIN; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR; EDELFOSINE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; ILMOFOSINE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; MILTEFOSINE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NOVOBIOCIN; PENTAMIDINE; PICEATANNOL; PROGUANIL; RESVERATROL; THYOLACTOMYCIN; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APICOMPLEXA; APOPTOSIS; DRUG TARGETING; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FLAGELLATE; GLYCOLYSIS; KINETOPLAST; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALARIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PEROXISOME; PLASMODIUM; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; APICOMPLEXA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMANS; KINETOPLASTIDA; LIPID METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIA;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; EUKARYOTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); PROTISTA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 68949142953     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.04.007     Document Type: Review

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