Stage specific detection and inhibition studies of Plasmodium falciparum telomerase

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 281-285

  Aldous, Wade K ^a   Martin, Rodger K ^b   Kyle, Dennis E ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ERYTHROCYTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0032531332     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00111-X     Document Type: Article

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