Dirofilaria immitis: Molecular cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding a selenium-independent secreted glutathione peroxidase

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-50

  Tripp, Cindy ^a   Frank, Rexann S ^a   Selkirk, Murray E ^b   Tang, Liang ^a   Grieve, Marcia M ^a   Frank, Glenn R ^a   Grieve, Robert B ^a  

^a HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTOZOA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0031903982     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1998.4217     Document Type: Article

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