Endocytosis in Trypanosoma cruzi (Euglenozoa: Kinetoplastea) epimastigotes: Visualization of ingested transferrin-gold nanoparticle complexes by confocal laser microscopy

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-105

  Eger, Iriane ^a,b   Soares, Maurilio José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CARLOS CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Endocytosis; Gold nanoparticles; Transferrin; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL LABELING; CELL TYPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPIMASTIGOTE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ENDOCYTOSIS; GOLD; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NANOPARTICLES; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSFERRIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EUGLENOZOA; KINETOPLASTIDA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84865056543     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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