Primary structure of Entamoeba histolytica γ-tubulin and localisation of amoebic microtubule organising centres

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 331-336

  Ray, Sib Sankar ^a   Gangopadhyay, Samudra S ^a   Pande, Gopal ^b   Samuelson, John ^c   Lohia, Anuradha ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Microtubule organising center; Protozoan parasite; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031435942     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00157-6     Document Type: Article

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