Leishmania major: Cell type dependent distribution of a 43 kDa antigen related to silent information regulatory-2 protein family

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Zemzoumi, Khalid ^b   Sereno, Denis ^a   François, Céline ^b   Guilvard, Eliane ^b   Lemesre, Jean Loup ^a   Ouaissi, Ali ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Excretory secretory; Gene expression; Immunolocalization; Leishmania; SIR2 homologue

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CELL TYPE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032098328     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(98)80020-8     Document Type: Article

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