Molecular characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum gene encoding the mitochondrial phosphate carrier

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 297-301

  Bhaduri McIntosh, Sumita ^a   Vaidya, Akhil B ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ANC; F0F1 ATP synthase; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DNA; PHOSPHATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029896369     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02631-X     Document Type: Article

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