Molecular biology of Leishmania: Kinetoplast DNA and DNA topoisomerases as novel therapeutic targets

Current Science

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1462-1472

  Chakraborty, Asit K ^a   Majumder, Hemanta K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 0013263417     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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