Signal transduction in malaria parasites

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 307-313

  Doerig, Christian D ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

CHRISTIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030839074     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01090-9     Document Type: Review

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