Comparison of two members of a multigene family coding for high-molecular mass rhoptry proteins of Plasmodium yoelii

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 329-332

  Sinha, Katharine A ^a,b   Keen, Jane K ^a,c   Ogun, Solabomi A ^a   Holder, Anthony A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

erythrocyte binding protein; malaria; multigene family; Plasmodium yoelii; rhoptry protein

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; RHOPTRY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALARIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029880486     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)02546-4     Document Type: Article

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