Transkinetoplastidy in arsenite-resistant Leishmania major

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-124

  Chiang, Su Chi ^a   Yu, Jen Chieh ^b   Lee, Sho Tone ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenite resistance; Leishmania major; Maxicircles; Minicircles

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; KINETOPLAST; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 0030581660     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02720-X     Document Type: Article

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