Intracellular growth and pathogenesis of Leishmania parasites

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-95

  Naderer, Thomas ^a   McConville, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PROTOZOA;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84862598171     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0510081     Document Type: Article

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