Cloning and functional analysis of the ribonucleotide reductase gene small subunit from hydroxyurea-resistant Leishmania mexicana amazonensis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 353-358

  Lye, Lon Fye ^b   Hsieh, Yi Hsuan ^a   Su, Kua Eyre ^b   Lee, Sho Tone ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydroxyurea resistance; Leishmania; Ribonucleotide reductase gene

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; SHORT SURVEY;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031452807     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00159-X     Document Type: Article

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