Transfection of Plasmodium: A new chapter in the molecular analysis of malaria

Parasitology International

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Horrocks, Paul ^a   Lanzer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene function; Plasmodium falciparum; Transfection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0032103845     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(98)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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