Replication, expression and segregation of plasmid-borne DNA in genetically transformed malaria parasites

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-162

  Van Dijk, Melissa R ^a   Vinkenoog, Rinke ^a   Ramesar, Jai ^a   Vervenne, Richard A W ^b   Waters, Andrew P ^a   Janse, Chris J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Episomal; Plasmodium; Replication; Segregation; Transcription; Transfection

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEGREGATION; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZONT;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALARIA; MICE; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PLASMIDS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; RATS; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 0030985978     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)02843-0     Document Type: Article

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