Cloning and characterization of a new asparagine-rich protein in Plasmodium falciparum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 956-963

  Zhang, Kunyan ^a   Fujioka, Hisashi ^b   Lobo, Cheryl Ann ^a   Kitayaporn, Dwip ^c   Aikawa, Masamichi ^b   Kumar, Nirbhay ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032730701     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050666     Document Type: Article

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