Apoptosis of Ascogregarina taiwanensis (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae), which failed to migrate within its natural host

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-235

  Chen, Wei June ^a   Huang, Ching Gi ^b   Fan Chiang, Mei Huei ^a   Liu, Yu Han ^a   Lee, Yi Feng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Cell death; Gregarine; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TROPHOZOITE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL MOVEMENT; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PUPA; TROPHOZOITES;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; APICOMPLEXA; ASCOGREGARINA TAIWANENSIS; LECUDINIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84871766137     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.072918     Document Type: Article

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