Genomic organization and expression of elongation factor-1α genes in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Ridgley, Evelyn L ^a   Xiong, Zhao Hui ^a   Kaur, Kiran J ^a,b   Ruben, Larry ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calmodulin binding; Elongation factor 1 ; Translation; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0030200386     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02639-4     Document Type: Article

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