Characterisation and expression of a stage-regulated gene of Leishmania major

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 201-213

  Nourbakhsh, Fahimeh ^a   Uliana, Silvia R B ^a   Smith, Deborah F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

differential gene expression; flagellar pocket; Leishmania major; metacyclic; polypyrimidine tract

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 0029964584     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)02559-6     Document Type: Article

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