Kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 is present in promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis and its surface expression increases during metacyclogenesis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-347

  Matos, Denise C S ^a   Faccioli, Lanuza A P ^a   Cysne Finkelstein, Léa ^a   de Luca, Paula Mello ^a   Corte Real, Suzana ^a   Armôa, Geraldo R G ^a   Lemes, Elezer Monte Blanco ^a   Decote Ricardo, Débora ^b   Mendonça, Sergio C F ^a  

^a Instituto de Technologia em Imunobiologicos   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amastigote; Expression; KMP 11; Leishmania amazonensis; Metacyclogenesis; Promastigote

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77953487283     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000300018     Document Type: Article

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