Invasion factors are coupled to key signalling events leading to the establishment of infection in apicomplexan parasites

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 787-796

  Santos, Joana M ^a   Soldati Favre, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CELL RECEPTOR; PROTEINASE;

APICOMPLEXA; APICOMPLEXAN INFECTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL INVASION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VACUOLE; EXOCYTOSIS; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOCYTOSIS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA; VACUOLES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79955974987     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01585.x     Document Type: Article

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