Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol myristoylation in African trypanosomes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Werbovetz, Karl A ^a   Englund, Paul T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLYCOPROTEIN; MYRISTIC ACID;

BIOCHEMISTRY; MYRISTYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0030907269     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02820-4     Document Type: Article

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