Apoptosis in trypanosomatids: Evolutionary and phylogenetic considerations

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-24

  Barcinski, Marcello A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; KINETOPLAST; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYLOGENY; TRYPANOSOMA;

INSECTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0031751450     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571998000100005     Document Type: Article

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