Glycogen accumulation and degradation by the trichomonads trichomonas vaginalis and trichomonas tenax

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-366

  Nielsen, Tyler J ^a   Pradhan, Prajakta ^a   Brittingham, Andrew ^a   Wilson, Wayne A ^a  

^a Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitochondriate protists; Carbohydrate storage

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE;

CARBOHYDRATE; CELL ORGANELLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; TRICHOMONAS;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE; TRICHOMONAS;

ARCHEZOA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS TENAX; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 84863719397     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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