Stage-specific expression of a Plasmodium falciparum protein related to the eukaryotic mitogen-activated protein kinases

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 67-77

  Lin, David T ^a   Goldman, Neil D ^a   Syin, Chiang ^a  

^a Office of Blood Research and Review   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental regulation; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Plasmodium falciparum; PtMRP

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ISOLATION; LIFE CYCLE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029943490     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02608-4     Document Type: Article

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