Specific proteolysis of surface antigen as a cell response to stress in Paramecium primaurelia: Relation to antigenic variation

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 380-388

  Deregnaucourt, Christiane ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b Mus Natl d'Hist Naturelle 61 R   (France)

Author keywords

Paramecium; Surface antigen; Turn over

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029817590     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80062-9     Document Type: Article

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