Expression and cellular localization of ribonucleotide reductase small subunit M2 protein in hydroxyurea-resistant Leishmania mexicana amazonensis

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-271

  Lye, Lon Fye ^a   Chiang, Su Chi ^a   Hsu, Ju Yu ^a   Lee, Sho Tone ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hydroxyurea resistance; Leishmania; Ribonucleotide reductase

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYDROXYUREA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032811333     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00099-7     Document Type: Article

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