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Entamoeba histolytica

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Definition: A species of parasitic protozoa causing ENTAMOEBIASIS and amebic dysentery (DYSENTERY, AMEBIC). Characteristics include a single nucleus containing a small central karyosome and peripheral chromatin that is finely and regularly beaded.  infection    Other names Endamoeba histolytica; histolyticas, Entamoeba; histolyticas, Endamoeba; histolytica, Entamoeba; histolytica, Endamoeba; Entamoeba histolyticas; Endamoeba histolyticas
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
cysteine-rich protein p29, Entamoeba histolytica  0   *Protozoan Proteins Entamoeba histolytica. Trop Med Parasitol 1993 Jun;44(2):116-8
N-acetylgalactosamine inhibitable lectin 35-kDa subunit, Entamoeba histolytica  149024-46-4   *Protozoan Proteins *Lectins Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1992 Oct;55(1-2):225-8
calcium-binding protein, Entamoeba histolytica  147387-39-1   *Calcium-Binding Proteins *Protozoan Proteins Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1992 May;52(1):137-40
galactose inhibitable adherence protein, Entamoeba histolytica  0   *Lectins *Membrane Glycoproteins *Protozoan Proteins Antigens, Surface Cell Adhesion Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1987;23(2):151
amoebapore proteins, protozoan  0   *Ion Channels *Protozoan Proteins Amoeba Entamoeba histolytica Ion Channels. EMBO J 1982;1(7):801

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