A rab-related GTP-binding protein in Schistosoma mansoni

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-40

  Loeffler, I Kati ^a   Bennett, James L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial recombinant expresssion; Geranylgeranyl; GTP binding protein; Inclusion bodies; Molecular cloning; rab; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; WORM EGG;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0029990675     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02579-0     Document Type: Article

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