Stage-specific expression of the Leishmania mexicana paraflagellar rod protein PFR-2

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-135

  Moore, Landon L ^a   Santrich, Cecilia ^a   LeBowitz, Jonathan H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flagella; Gene expression; Leishmania mexicana; Paraflagellar rod

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA;

EID: 0030271254     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02688-6     Document Type: Article

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