Presence of a conserved domain of GATA transcription factors in Echinococcus granulosus

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 355-358

  Garat, B ^a   Esperon P ^a   Martinez C ^a   Robello, C ^a   Ehrlich, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; INVERTEBRATA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 0031466313     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00016199     Document Type: Article

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