Ultrastructural and biochemical detection of biotin and biotinylated polypeptides in Schistosoma mansoni

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 837-842

  Santos, P R P ^a   Chaves, M E C ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biotin; Biotinylated polypeptides; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

BIOTIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PEPTIDES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031173927     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000700003     Document Type: Article

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