Chromosomal organisation of a gene family encoding rhoptry proteins in Plasmodium yoelii

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Owen, Carolyn A ^a   Sinha, Katharine A ^a   Keen, Jane K ^a   Ogun, Solabomi A ^a   Holder, Anthony A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Malaria; Multigene family; Plasmodium yoelii; Rhoptry protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RHOPTRY PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME 1; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; MALARIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0032929796     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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