Heterogeneity of metalloprotease expression in Trypanosoma cruzi

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 393-399

  Lowndes, C M ^a   Bonaldo, M C ^a   Thomaz, N ^a   Goldenberg, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteases; Heterogeneity; Metacyclogenesis; Metalloproteases; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030002984     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000066622     Document Type: Article

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