Cloning and characterization of a serine protease from the human malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-395

  Han, Y S ^b   Salazar, C E ^a   Reese Stardy, S R ^b   Cornel, A ^a   Gorman, M J ^b   Collins, F H ^a   Paskewitz, S M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Malaria; Mosquito; Plasmodium; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031281977     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1997.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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