Participation of actin on Giardia lamblia growth and encystation.

BACKGROUND:Microfilaments play a determinant role in different cell processes such as: motility, cell division, phagocytosis and intracellular transport; however, these structures are poorly understood in the parasite Giardia lamblia. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:By confocal microscopy using T...

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Main Authors: Araceli Castillo-Romero, Gloria Leon-Avila, Armando Perez Rangel, Rafael Cortes Zarate, Carlos Garcia Tovar, Jose Manuel Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2743995?pdf=render