Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins in eukaryotic parasites

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-31

  Harnett, William ^a   Harnett, Margaret M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; EUKARYOTE; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031934025     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01167-8     Document Type: Article

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