Separation and Mapping of Chromosomes of Parasitic Protozoa

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 815-819

  Hernandez Rivas, Rosaura ^a   Scherf, Artur ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosome mapping; Dispersed gene families; Protozoan karyotypes; Pulsed Field Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; Two dimensional PFGE

Indexed keywords

GIARDIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOON; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031267543     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000600017     Document Type: Article

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