Developmental gene expression in Leishmania donovani: Differential cloning and analysis of an amastigote-stage-specific gene

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 2975-2984

  Charest, Hugues ^a   Matlashewski, Greg ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA PROBE; GENE EXPRESSION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028267854     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.14.5.2975     Document Type: Article

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