A novel protein kinase gene family in Giardia duodenalis

Gene

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 191-194

  Chen, Nanhua ^a   Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^a   Upcroft, Peter ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Homologous gene; Parasite; Primitive eukaryote; Protozoon

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENOME; GIARDIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030600485     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00300-9     Document Type: Article

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