Transfection systems for animal models of malaria

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 245-249

  Tomas, A M ^a   Van Der Wel, A M ^b   Thomas, A W ^b   Janse, C J ^c   Waters, A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b BIOMEDICAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031815876     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(98)01248-4     Document Type: Article

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