Brugia pahangi: The cuticular glutathione peroxidase (gp29) protects heterologous membranes from lipid peroxidation

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-332

  Tang, Liang ^a   Smith, Vincent P ^a   Gounaris, Kleoniki ^a   Selkirk, Murray E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029954440     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0041     Document Type: Article

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