High-resolution electron microscopical study of cyst walls of entamoeba spp.

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-486

  Chávez Munguía, Bibiana ^a   Martínez Palomo, Adolfo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyst wall; Entamoeba coli; Entamoeba histolytica; Entamoeba invadens

Indexed keywords

CYST; CYTOPLASM; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; PROTOZOAN; RUTHENIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRACER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL WALL; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENTAMOEBA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAN SPORE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL WALL; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTAMOEBA; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 81355147445     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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