Molecular cloning and expression of a ribonuclease H from the kinetoplastid, Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-126

  Hesslein, David G T ^a   Campbell, Andrew G ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gene complementation; replication; ribonuclease H; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE H;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0031007919     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)90014-1     Document Type: Article

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