Thymidine kinase as a selectable marker for studying the biogenesis of glycosomes in Trypanosoma brucei

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 211-217

  Lye, Lonfye ^a   Wang, Ching C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; MARKER; THYMIDINE KINASE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GLYCOSOME; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0030015239     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0026     Document Type: Article

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