Stable transgene expression in Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-144

  Crabb, B S ^a   Triglia, T ^a   Waterkeyn, J G ^a   Cowman, A F ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol acetyl transferase; Heterologous gene expression; Plasmodium; Transfection; Transfection vectors

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PLASMID VECTOR; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; PLASMIDS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

FELIS CATUS; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM PARASITES; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031452191     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00143-6     Document Type: Article

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