Characterization of a mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase from Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-159

  Graeser, Ralph ^a,c   Küry, Patrick ^b,d   Franklin, Richard M ^a   Kappes, Barbara ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031031218     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2071571.x     Document Type: Article

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