The relative significance of mechanisms of antigenic variation in African trypanosomes

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 212-218

  Barry, J David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030900089     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01039-9     Document Type: Review

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