Two distinct groups of mucin-like genes are differentially expressed in the developmental stages of Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Freitas Junior, Lúcio H G ^a   Briones, Marcelo R S ^a   Schenkman, Sergio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Mucin; Sialic acid; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; SIALIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

INSECTA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032523869     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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