Studies on the structural mucins of the Echinococcus granulosus laminated layer

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-136

  Casaravilla, Cecilia ^a   Díaz, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Cestode; Echinococcus; Glycocalyx; Mucin

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DISULFIDE; EDETIC ACID; GALACTOSE; GLYCAN; LECTIN; MUCIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GLYCOCALYX; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISULFIDES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; LARVA; LECTINS; MUCINS; PARASITOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SONICATION;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 77957324457     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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