Expression and function of surface proteins in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Pays, Etienne ^a   Nolan, Derek P ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Expression site associated gene; Surface glycoproteins; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TRYPANOSOMA VACCINE; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032029245     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00183-7     Document Type: Article

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