Surprising variety in energy metabolism within Trypanosomatidae

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 482-490

  Tielens, Aloysius G M ^a   van Hellemond, Jaap J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRUVIC ACID;

CITRIC ACID CYCLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PHYLOGENY; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMA THEILERI;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMA THEILERI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 70149106811     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.07.007     Document Type: Review

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