Differentially expressed, abundant trans-spliced cDNAs from larval Brugia malayi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-95

  Gregory, William F ^a   Blaxter, Mark L ^a   Maizels, Rick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Cystatin; Filarial nematode; Larval specific genes; PCR; Spliced leader

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GERBILLINAE; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; MAMMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0030741671     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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